# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Boasso America Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023010600` · 1/19/2023 · CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Boasso America Corporation
- **Location:** 100 Intermodal Drive, CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA, 70043
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was disconnecting and moving a caustic cleaning hose after completing a tank wash cycle. Residual caustic solution splashed onto the employee's chest, face, and eyes.

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