# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Accurate Metal Machining, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010617` · 1/19/2018 · PAINESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Accurate Metal Machining, Inc.
- **Location:** 882 Callendar Blvd, PAINESVILLE, OHIO, 44077
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had put caustic soda in a container. The lid did not thread properly, and when the employee moved the container, it spilled on his face and arm. He suffered first and second degree burns on his arm and potential eye damage.

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