# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at TG MISSOURI
> OSHA SIR `2021043014` · 4/10/2021 · PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** TG MISSOURI
- **Location:** 2200 Plattin Road, PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI, 63775
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding metal to bins in a chrome plating hot water bath. The employee fell into a 148-degree solution of 6 percent sulfuric acid up to the waist; the employee suffered second-degree burns to the legs and was hospitalized.

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