# Fractures and burns at Eco-services
> OSHA SIR `2022109233` · 10/21/2022 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Eco-services
- **Location:** 1400 Airline Highway, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70805
- **NAICS:** 541620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a spent sulfuric acid line. As he tried to remove a flange on the line, there was a sudden pressure release and acid sprayed onto his face and neck; he then tripped and fell. He suffered chemical burns to the face and neck and a broken ankle/lower leg.

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