# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at The Dow Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2023087882` · 8/26/2023 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## 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:** Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Dow Chemical Company
- **Location:** 3301 5th Ave South, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77590
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a hose after a product transfer when they contacted vinyl acetate polymer residue. They employee sustained chemical burns to the face, right arm, and torso.

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