# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at The Dow Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2024109676` · 10/17/2024 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Buttock(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Corrosive bases  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Dow Chemical Company
- **Location:** 2735 FM Road 1006, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell into a caustic puddle and suffered a chemical burn on his left buttocks.

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