# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Thatcher Company of New York, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054058` · 5/5/2023 · WILLIAMSON, NEW YORK
## 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:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Thatcher Company of New York, Inc.
- **Location:** 4135 Route 104, WILLIAMSON, NEW YORK, 14589
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a batch of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide into a holding tank using an air pump to pressurize the tank. After the transfer, the pressurized line/pump doused the employee with the chemicals, resulting in burns to the eyes, mouth, and abdomen.

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