# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Quality Carriers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098708` · 9/20/2023 · BROWNSVILLE, 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:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Quality Carriers, Inc.
- **Location:** 1425 Robin Hood Dr, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a chemical-unloading hose from a tank trailer after unloading caustic soda consisting of 50 percent sodium hydroxide. The product spilled from the hose and contacted the employee's hands, face, and eyes, resulting in caustic burns that required hospitalization.

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