# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Summit Refrigeration Group
> OSHA SIR `2021119924` · 11/16/2021 · ROBINSON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
- **Secondary source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Summit Refrigeration Group
- **Location:** Marthon Refinery, ROBINSON, ILLINOIS, 62454
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.

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