# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at The Chemours Company
> OSHA SIR `2023098974` · 9/28/2023 · WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Chemours Company
- **Location:** 8480 DuPont Road, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26181
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were conducting routine maintenance activities when perfluoro isobutene (PFIB) was released, resulting in chemical burns.

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