# Chemical burns, corrosions  third degree or higher at Picou Group
> OSHA SIR `2025088668` · 8/29/2025 · CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, socks, footwear
## Employer
- **Name:** Picou Group
- **Location:** 1001 East Saint Bernard Highway, CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA, 70043
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a structural frame when an alkaline cleaner splashed the top of his leather boots. The chemical soaked through his boots, resulting in third-degree burns to the top of his feet. The employee was hospitalized.

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