# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC. (ALABAMA)
> OSHA SIR `20231110835` · 11/27/2023 · JONESBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **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:** INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC. (ALABAMA)
- **Location:** 7536 Jonesboro Road, JONESBORO, GEORGIA, 30236
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 27, 2023, an employee was emptying a 2-inch product line that transports sodium hydroxide liquid from a rail car to a 275-gallon tote tank. The nozzle came out of the tote and sprayed sodium hydroxide onto the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their face, mouth, and neck.

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