# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Lotte Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020043318` · 4/11/2020 · WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lotte Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 2200 Bayou D'Inde Pass, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a wet air oxidation unit. As she was clearing a hose into a tank, she was sprayed with spent caustic released from the tank's top hatch. She suffered chemical burns and was hospitalized.

---
*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*