# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `20161211986` · 12/29/2016 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 1750 Inland Road, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77632
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were sprayed with black liquor as they attempted to replace a refractometer. One employee was sprayed in the left eye, while the second employee was sprayed in the neck area. They suffered chemical burns.

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