# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Mercer Landmark, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064665` · 6/8/2021 · MIDDLE POINT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Buttock(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mercer Landmark, Inc.
- **Location:** 402 West Veach Road, MIDDLE POINT, OHIO, 45863
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 8, 2021, an employee was filling a mobile nurse tank with ammonium hydroxide. A hydrostatic valve failed and the chemical burned the employee's buttocks.

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