# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Viscofan USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087277` · 8/16/2022 · DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Viscofan USA Inc.
- **Location:** 915 N MICHIGAN AVE, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61834
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 8/16/2022, at 12:00 PM, an employee was observing the unloading of raw material from a tanker truck into the plant. When the hose was detached, H2SO4 93% (sulfuric acid) sprayed onto the employee's lower back, buttocks, and leg on the right side. The driver of the truck was also sprayed with sulfuric acid. The employee was hospitalized.

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