An employee was burned during a chemical reaction Monday at the University of Central Florida, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
According to CBS affiliate WKMG, it happened inside an employee-only building designed to handle chemicals.
The Associated Press reported officials believe the contractor was transferring powdered chemicals when a static charge caused the reaction. No one else was inside the building at the time.
The 29-year-old employee was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, according to emergency officials.
"He's very fortunate that he was wearing goggles. He very well could have been blinded, had he not," Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles told WKMG.
No students were affected.
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