# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at CBSL Transportation Services
> OSHA SIR `2021054016` · 5/17/2021 · RESERVE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ethylene oxide
## Employer
- **Name:** CBSL Transportation Services
- **Location:** 189 Power Blvd., RESERVE, LOUISIANA, 70084
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a tank trailer. When he opened the rear discharge valve on the trailer, ethylenediamine sprayed onto his right torso and upper thigh causing second and third degree chemical burns.

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