# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Superior Environmental Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087961` · 8/29/2023 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Environmental Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 3883 E. Fairies Pkwy, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 29, 2023, an employee was removing a cap or cover from the back valve of a vacuum truck when sulfuric acid came out of the opening and splashed them. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their right hand, right leg, and the right side of their abdomen.

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