# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at TYSON FOODS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016043410` · 4/23/2016 · HOPE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS INC.
- **Location:** 275 COUNTY RD 278, HOPE, ARKANSAS, 71801
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the equipment and floors in an area when an ammonia release occurred. The employee was exposed to the ammonia and suffered second degree burns to her right leg, requiring hospitalization.

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