# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Westfield Electroplating Company
> OSHA SIR `2018010472` · 1/15/2018 · WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Westfield Electroplating Company
- **Location:** 68 N Elm St, WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01085
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 01/15/2018, an employee received a chemical burn to the left arm from hydrofluoric acid.

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