# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at PASADENA REFINING SYSTEM, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181111790` · 11/15/2018 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PASADENA REFINING SYSTEM, INC.
- **Location:** 111 RED BLUFF ROAD, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77506
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a vent plug on a pressure transmitter. Hydrofluoric acid and propane sprayed out of the instrument onto the left side of his face, causing chemical burns.

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