# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Peco Foods, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025010103` · 1/5/2025 · POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Peco Foods, Inc
- **Location:** 4114 Highway 67 S, POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS, 72455
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gravity feeding a chemical cleaner from a forklift into a fryer using a hose when the hose came disconnected. The chemical sprayed onto the employee, resulting in chemical burns to their neck, back, and pelvic area.

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