# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Knouse Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211695` · 12/28/2023 · PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Knouse Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 800 Peach Glen-Idaville Rd., PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17375
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the engine room, adjusting the oil pressure, when they were exposed to ammonia gas and sustained burns.

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