# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053906` · 5/12/2021 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
- **Source:** Oxygen and oxygen compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.
- **Location:** 2905 Inland Transport St., PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution.

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