# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at The Lewis Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2021086524` · 8/4/2021 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** The Lewis Chemical Company
- **Location:** 430 Lavender Dr, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift when one of its forks punched a chemical tote containing benzene chloride. The employee suffered a chemical burn.

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