# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at C.M. High Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021042894` · 4/7/2021 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** C.M. High Inc.
- **Location:** Brenntag North America, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee installed new control wiring for the emergency release button on a formic acid process. When the employee tested the new wiring, formic acid sprayed out of a secondary pipe and struck the employee causing chemical burns to the face, chest, right shoulder, and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*