# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Sochem Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076735` · 7/24/2024 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Corrosive bases  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Eye and face protection
## Employer
- **Name:** Sochem Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** Valero Port Arthur Refinery, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was loading a caustic solution into his tanker trailer. The employee was draining the loading hose into a 5-gallon bucket and then transporting it to a drain/sump to empty it. The employee was walking to the drain when his pants leg caught on a connector valve and he lost control of the bucket. When the bucket struck the ground, the caustic material splashed up and under his face shield and safety goggles onto his face. The employee was treated for a chemical burn to the left eye and was hospitalized.

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