# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Howard Sheppard Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022097994` · 9/9/2022 · SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Sheppard Inc
- **Location:** PO Box 797, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 31082
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee removed a cap from a hose and 93 percent sulfuric acid splashed in his face, causing chemical burns.

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