# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at GLANBIA FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023065387` · 6/18/2023 · GOODING, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **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
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** GLANBIA FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 1728 S. 2300 E., GOODING, IDAHO, 83330
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at the calcium flow board when the gasket from the outflowing hydrogen sulfide tank failed. The resultant pressure pushed the sodium hydroxide solution 15 feet to where the employee was working. The chemical caused burns to 12% of the backside of the employee's lower legs.

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