# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087763` · 8/17/2020 · SENECA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 614 E Shipyard Rd, SENECA, ILLINOIS, 61360
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a caustic flush and adding potassium hydroxide to water when the solution splashed him, causing chemical burns to his arm, face, and head. He was hospitalized.

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