# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at RLJ Equity Partners, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054590` · 5/20/2017 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RLJ Equity Partners, LLC
- **Location:** 1580 Columbia Nitrogen Dr, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30901
- **NAICS:** 333318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hose to transfer acid from a truck tank to a storage tank when the hose became dislodged from the tank, spraying acid compound on the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the chest, arms, and head.

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