# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at Univar USA
> OSHA SIR `2023087852` · 8/25/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First 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:** Univar USA
- **Location:** 777 Brisbane Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were setting up to transfer tert-Butylphenol with methanol from bulk storage to 5-gallon totes. As the injured employee was disconnecting a hose, a pressure build up caused residual product to spray the employee. He sustained first-degree chemical burns to the left side of his face and body.

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