# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at IodiTech, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022109538` · 10/31/2022 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** First degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Halogens and halogen compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** IodiTech, Inc.
- **Location:** 951 North Topping Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making a batch of potassium iodide when a reaction occurred and it came out of the vessel. The employee sustained first-degree burns and lung irritation due to contact with the chemical.

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