# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023065681` · 6/26/2023 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **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:** CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 102 Old Mill Road, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 26, 2023, an employee was looking under a caustic tank to determine whether the bolts on the flange would need to be cut off. The tank overflowed and sodium hydroxide solution contacted the employee, resulting in chemical burns to the employee's eyes, face, neck, shoulder, and right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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