# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at BASF Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024087981` · 8/28/2024 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Nonflammable liquids and solids  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BASF Corporation
- **Location:** 9800 Kellner Road SW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35824
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a chemical solution when they were sprayed in the face and eyes by a solution of highly concentrated palladium nitrate. The employee sustained injuries to their face and eyes.

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