# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at CITCO Water
> OSHA SIR `2022087119` · 8/11/2022 · CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **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:** CITCO Water
- **Location:** 956 Main Street, CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25043
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dispensing caustic soda from his truck to a tank. The soda contacted the employee's legs, and he was hospitalized with chemical burns.

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