# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at WESTROCK COATED BOARD, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032566` · 3/22/2022 · COTTONTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** WESTROCK COATED BOARD, LLC
- **Location:** 145 Highway 165 South, COTTONTON, ALABAMA, 36851
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a metal grating covering a U-drain with green liquor, a liquid chemical. The grating tilted, causing the employee's right leg to fall into the liquid. The employee suffered chemical burns to the lower leg and foot.

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