# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ames Advanced Materials Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015107501` · 10/8/2015 · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ames Advanced Materials Corp.
- **Location:** 3900 S. Clinton Ave, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
- **NAICS:** 331410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was making a batch of metal powder in the reactor. He added acid and it foamed over burning his feet and shins.

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