# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Hydrite Chemical Co
> OSHA SIR `2022021391` · 2/14/2022 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
- **Source:** Nitric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydrite Chemical Co
- **Location:** 701 Sumner Street, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bucket of nitric acid when it hit a railing. Nitric acid splashed onto the employee's face and into the employee's mouth, causing a chemical burn.

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