# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065394` · 6/3/2018 · OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc.
- **Location:** 554 Waterworks Road, OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, 08857
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing between two digesters drawing a sample from one digester when the hot copper sulfate solution erupted from the other digester and splashed onto the employee's back. The employee sustained third degree burns on their back.

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