# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231110500` · 11/14/2023 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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:** JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** 8150 Lackland Road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63114
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with sulfuric acid as part of the production process. While transferring the chemical from a large container to a smaller container, it splashed on his body and hand, resulting in a chemical burn.

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