# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Rusin Concrete Construction
> OSHA SIR `2017065758` · 6/22/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cement, mortar mix-wet
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** Rusin Concrete Construction
- **Location:** 1360 Aviation Way, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring concrete when concrete entered his boots, causing a chemical burn that became infected.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*