# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Jefferson Regional Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2021075689` · 7/12/2021 · JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Regional Medical Center
- **Location:** 565 Coal Valley Road, JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to mix floor stripping product. The undiluted product spilled, then seeped into the employee's shoes. The employee suffered second- and third-degree chemical burns to the feet.

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