# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Motherson Electroplating
> OSHA SIR `2024054329` · 5/16/2024 · NORTHPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pumps  except oil well
- **Secondary source:** Nitric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Motherson Electroplating
- **Location:** 1650 Boone Boulevard, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35476
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a pump that was leaking in the plating department when the pump turned on and the pipe exploded, spraying them with nitric acid. They sustained burns to their face, neck, chest, back, and flanks.

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