# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Catalyst Oilfield Services 2016, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098171` · 9/3/2024 · GARDENDALE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Carboxylic acids, acetic acid
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Catalyst Oilfield Services 2016, LLC
- **Location:** 11999 E. Hwy 158, GARDENDALE, TEXAS, 79758
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was waiting for another employee to remove a hose from a blend tank. There was still pressure in the line and the hose came loose, spraying thioglycolic acid onto his legs. He suffered chemical burns to both of his lower legs and his right knee.

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