# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at TYSON FOODS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017032093` · 3/6/2017 · BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS INC.
- **Location:** 110 W. FREEMAN AVE, BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72616
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee had just started the Clean In Place (CIP) process on an oven in the further processing area. After the CIP process had been started, the employee added additional caustic to the solution. This caused the CIP solution to splash onto the employee's face and chest. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns to the face, throat, and upper chest.

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