# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT
> OSHA SIR `20221110227` · 11/21/2022 · HARVEY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT
- **Location:** 16100 S. LATHROP AVENUE, HARVEY, ILLINOIS, 60426
- **NAICS:** 335932
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were performing cleaning duties throughout the plant using hydrochloric acid and caustic water. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to the right leg.

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