# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Custom Pak Illinois, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021086687` · 8/9/2021 · HAMPSHIRE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Aromatics and hydrocarbon derivatives, except halogenated, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Custom Pak Illinois, Inc
- **Location:** 361 Keyes Avenue, HAMPSHIRE, ILLINOIS, 60140
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a machine that was filling small tubes with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP). He pulled out the pickup tube and the chemical splashed on him, causing second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest, arm, and stomach. He was hospitalized.

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