# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ecolab, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010113` · 1/5/2023 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ecolab, Inc.
- **Location:** 2305 SHERWIN ST., GARLAND, TEXAS, 75041
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a pump in a waste water treatment plant. The pump was pressurized and when he disconnected the hose, it sprayed peracetic acid in the employee's face, resulting in chemical burns.

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