# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at AdvanSix, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054433` · 5/18/2023 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AdvanSix, Inc.
- **Location:** 2501 Margaret Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19137
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 18, 2023, an employee was traveling between two areas when a partially frozen slug of phenol containing material from an overhead leak (phenol/sulfate water) dislodged and struck his hard hat and jacket. Liquid then splashed onto his neck and face and the employee sustained first-and second-degree burns to the right side of his neck and torso.

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