# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at TYSON POULTRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022021662` · 2/21/2022 · SEDALIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON POULTRY, INC.
- **Location:** 19571 Whitfield Road, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
- **NAICS:** 424440
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were working on the flow meter attached to a peracetic acid system. The acid sprayed onto the employees, who both suffered burns to the head and face and were hospitalized.

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