# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Lion Elastomers
> OSHA SIR `2021043467` · 4/27/2021 · PORT NECHES, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Lion Elastomers
- **Location:** 1515 Main St., PORT NECHES, TEXAS, 77651
- **NAICS:** 325212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck and face.

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