# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at 3M Decatur Chemical
> OSHA SIR `2023076046` · 7/8/2023 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Alkalies, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M Decatur Chemical
- **Location:** 1400 State Docks Road, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding process chemicals to a process vessel. As the employee opened the valve on a dip tube to transfer material to the process vessel, they were splashed with a caustic sodium methylate solution, resulting in first-degree chemical burns to their left arm, torso, and face.

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