# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Westlake Vinyl's
> OSHA SIR `2015107809` · 10/19/2015 · GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Westlake Vinyl's
- **Location:** 36045 Hwy 30, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using nitrogen air to purge particles from a vessel. The chemical spray used to purge the vessel got on the employee's wrist and face. The employee sustained a chemical burn to the left wrist.

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