# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Kemira Chemicals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064967` · 6/18/2021 · MARIETTA, 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:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kemira Chemicals, Inc.
- **Location:** 1525 Church Street Ext NW, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30060
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was weighing ammonium persulfate (APS) for a batch when the chemical sprayed onto the employee, resulting in burns to their face, arms, and chest.

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