# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025077529` · 7/31/2025 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Cleaning and polishing agents  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 900 Brentwood Road, NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20066
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a floor machine and chemical floor stripper to strip the finish from the floor. The employee slipped backward on the wet floor and landed on their back. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns caused by the floor stripper.

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