# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at W.R. Grace
> OSHA SIR `2022032309` · 3/14/2022 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** W.R. Grace
- **Location:** 10001 Chemical Rd, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee saw fumes coming off a filter canister and tightened the bolts on top of it. When he turned to walk away, the bolt sheared and he was sprayed with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4). He suffered chemical burns to the left wrist and forearm and was hospitalized.

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