# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ecolab
> OSHA SIR `20221110134` · 11/17/2022 · MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Ecolab
- **Location:** 942 Baker Road, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 25405
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the hold containment kit area when he was exposed to a liquid, possibly sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right knee and shin and was hospitalized.

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