# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Plaquemine Point Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2021064431` · 6/1/2021 · SUNSHINE, 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:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Plaquemine Point Shipyard
- **Location:** 1070 River Road, SUNSHINE, LOUISIANA, 70780
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee descended a ladder inside a barge tank to take depth measurements of the lining. About 2-3 rungs from the bottom of the ladder, he turned and jumped to leap over a puddle of liquid around an inside pump. The employee landed in the liquid, which splashed on his face and  eyes. The liquid was caustic and the employee suffered loss of vision in his right eye and third degree burns on his legs.

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