# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010053` · 1/2/2019 · GALVA, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
## Employer
- **Name:** Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 1051 Midland, GALVA, ILLINOIS, 61434
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 2, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was transferring anhydrous ammonia from bullet tanks to two 1,000-gallon nurse wagons when the cross-over line connecting the nurse wagons ruptured, exposing the employee to anhydrous ammonia. He suffered chemical burns to the right side of his face and his respiratory system, requiring hospitalization.

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