# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
> OSHA SIR `2025021666` · 2/20/2025 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Corrosive acids  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- **Location:** ONE LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14623
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A student employee was working in a fume hood with trifluoroacetic acid solution. The bottle dropped/fell while they were working with it and the acid splashed up, hitting the student employee in the chin/face and causing chemical burns.

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