Abstract: At 11:15 p.m. on March 27, 2009, Employee #1 was preparing to clean restrooms. To reach a container of bleach which was on top of a metal locker, she stood on a 5 gallon plastic pail that contained a floor stripper (Zep Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser) with sodium hydroxide. Her right foot broke through the top of the pail and became immersed in the stripper. Employee #1 was directed by both a maintenance person and the crew leader to wash her foot, but she refused. She washed her foot later after arriving home. Employee #1 was subsequently hospitalized for treatment of the chemical burns. The floor stripping compound had not been used within the year prior to this incident.