# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024021707` · 2/24/2024 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Lime, calcium oxide
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
- **Location:** 2023 SAINT LOUIS AVE, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the cupola area when he slipped and fell in a mixture of lime and water that was on the ground due to a earlier leak from the dam. The exposure to the caustic chemical caused burns to both of the employee' s legs. The employee was hospitalized.

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