# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025043931` · 4/28/2025 · CALHOUN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL, LLC
- **Location:** 923 MAULDIN RD NW, CALHOUN, GEORGIA, 30701
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 28, 2025, an employee was unhooking a chemical transfer hose from the unloading valve on a tanker trailer when 45% caustic potash liquid fell onto the employee's left boot, resulting in chemical burns to the employee's foot.

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