# Chemical burns, corrosions  first degree at Graphic Packaging International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032147` · 3/8/2024 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  first degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Graphic Packaging International, LLC
- **Location:** 4278 Mike Padgett Hwy, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A pulp mill employee was working around a fiber line. While connecting or disconnecting a hose between pipes, the employee came into contact with hot black liquor (sodium hydroxide). The employee suffered first-degree burns to the torso area and was hospitalized.

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