# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at St. Luke's University Health Network
> OSHA SIR `2022043250` · 4/13/2022 · QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Luke's University Health Network
- **Location:** 3000 St. Luke's Drive, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18951
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a clogged drain with an acid drain cleaner. After the employee poured in the cleaner, there was a blast and the employee was exposed to acidic vapors. The employee suffered chemical burns to the throat and skin.

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