# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Lactalis American Group, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021086750` · 8/10/2021 · NAMPA, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Lactalis American Group, Inc
- **Location:** 4912 Franklin Road, NAMPA, IDAHO, 83687
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring a sodium hydroxide solution into a wash tank. Some of the chemical splashed onto the employee's pants and into his boots, causing chemical burns.

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