# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Terracon Consultants, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054273` · 5/15/2024 · MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals, hazardous materials  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Terracon Consultants, Inc.
- **Location:** 604 N A Sandifer Highway, MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, 39654
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were drilling geotechnical borings and were exposed to chemicals just below the soil subsurface. They both sustained chemical burns to multiple extremities, potentially due to black liquor, and were both hospitalized.

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