# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Etowah Chemical
> OSHA SIR `2022076516` · 7/25/2022 · GADSDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple mouth locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Etowah Chemical
- **Location:** 2508 Schuler Ave, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35904
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unhooking a hose he had been using to fill drums with sodium hydroxide. When the hose was unhooked, a release of pressure caused the chemical to spray onto his face and burn his mouth and lips.

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