Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was removing gauges from a compressor when refrigerant came out and caused first and second degree burns to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Fluorine compounds, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate