# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Helena Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2016076065` · 7/6/2016 · SPARLAND, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
## Employer
- **Name:** Helena Chemical Company
- **Location:** 746 Yankee Lane, SPARLAND, ILLINOIS, 61565
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a pipe fitting when a valve opened and released pressurized anhydrous ammonia, causing chemical burns to the employee's face, chest, and arms.

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