# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Culligan Water Systems
> OSHA SIR `2016076005` · 7/5/2016 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Culligan Water Systems
- **Location:** 1316 College Avenue, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14901
- **NAICS:** 561499
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/5/16, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee was splashed with muriatic acid as he opened a valve that was positioned above his head. He suffered chemical burns to his face, chest, and arms and was hospitalized.

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