# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Brainerd Chemical Midwest, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2023064872` · 6/2/2023 · DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Brainerd Chemical Midwest, LLC.
- **Location:** 209 Brewer Road, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61834
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 2, 2023, an employee was re-installing a repaired valve. When the employee applied pressure to the system to test the repair, air that contained peracetic acid (PAA) residue flowed from the tote filling wan. The employee contacted the PAA mist, resulting in hospitalization for second-degree chemical burns to the face, swelling of the lips and throat, and irritation to the lungs.

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