# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at MARS PETCARE US, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025065431` · 6/7/2025 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Nonflammable Liquids and Solids  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** MARS PETCARE US, INC.
- **Location:** 10000 ROBERTS BLVD, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a part in a mixing room. While removing the part, the employee came into contact with a caustic chemical that burned the employee's left hand and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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