# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Frito Lay
> OSHA SIR `2021054398` · 5/31/2021 · KATHLEEN, GEORGIA
## 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:** Synthetic detergents and shampoos
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito Lay
- **Location:** 1200 Highway 247 South, KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, 31047
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through the chemical room when he noticed a 2.5 gallon jug of detergent that was unstable on the storage rack. When he went to grab the jug, his hand slipped off of the product which caused the chemical to splash onto his stomach and upper leg. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.

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