# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Resinall Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023010792` · 1/25/2023 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **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:** Resinall Corporation
- **Location:** 102 Dixie Pine Road, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying trash into a dumpster when caustic soda that was in a container splashed in his face. The employee sustained chemical burns to his lip, tongue, and face.

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