# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Hexion, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021069` · 2/2/2017 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s) and arms(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Phenol
## Employer
- **Name:** Hexion, Inc.
- **Location:** 5900 Highway 225, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering pipes and equipment for maintenance work when he picked up a pipe that had residual water containing phenol. The liquid splashed onto his right arm, causing a second degree chemical burn on his upper arm and elbow. He was hospitalized.

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