# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Versum Materials US, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018010583` · 1/18/2018 · TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **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:** Versum Materials US, LLC
- **Location:** 357 Marian Ave, TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18252
- **NAICS:** 325612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were disconnecting an ammonia sparger tube from an NF3 reactor when their hands were exposed to hydrofluoric acid. They suffered chemical burns and blistering on their hands and fingers, requiring hospitalization.

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