# Chemical burns, corrosions  second degree at Weatherly Casting And Machine Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024031897` · 3/1/2024 · WEATHERLY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosions and fires  unspecified
- **Source:** Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
- **Secondary source:** Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Weatherly Casting And Machine Company, LLC
- **Location:** 300 Commerce Street, WEATHERLY, PENNSYLVANIA, 18255
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a chemical from a larger tote through a pumping system into a drum. When the chemical (a catalyst instead of the intended binder chemical) was pumped into the drum, a chemical reaction occurred and the barrel combusted. The employee suffered first-degree chemical burns to the face and second-degree chemical burns to the left forearm, back, and head.

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