GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Doctors treated two workers for chemical burns after one fell into a vat at a Grand Rapids electroplating plant on Friday.

The Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials call at Advance Plating & Finishing on Friday afternoon and found an employee had fallen into a container of sodium hydroxide (lye) and sustained critical injuries. The second worker was hurt when he pulled the first one out.

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Firefighters said when crews arrived the two workers were being showered off by co-workers.

Michigan occupational safety and health officials have been notified of the incident.