Incident date: 2017-12-11
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was attempting to release refrigerant gas from a cooling unit when the gas began to release from a valve and hose. He attempted to stop the escaping gas and suffered burns to the thumb and a forefinger on his right hand and a forefinger on his left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate