# Chemical burns, corrosions  second degree at Trimac Transportation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024064911` · 6/4/2024 · RICHTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Trimac Transportation Inc.
- **Location:** KBX Logistics Georgia Pacific, RICHTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39476
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to unload the customer's sulfuric acid. The customer started to unload the product before the hose was connected to the tank. The employee sustained second-degree burns to her forehead and cheeks from the sulfuric acid.

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