# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2016010136` · 1/7/2016 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Wood chips, sawdust
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 238 Mays Bridge Road SW, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was walking towards the corner of the line kill to add oil to the equipment. He started walking through what appeared to be sawdust on the ground, but slipped and fell in what turned out to be an 11" to 12" deep mix of sawdust and lime mud. He suffered from chemical irritation and small chemical burns to his right leg.

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