# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Energera America
> OSHA SIR `20221110052` · 11/12/2022 · WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Energera America
- **Location:** Grayson Mills Rose Pad, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a hydraulic fracturing work site performing manual fueling operations. As they were walking, the employee slipped on a chemical known as SAFE-BFH-2 (High pH Buffer) and fell to the ground. Their right lower back, bilateral legs, and bilateral lower hip areas contacted the chemical and the employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.

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