Incident date: 2018-05-15
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was disconnecting gauges from a condenser when a valve failed to close, releasing refrigerant from the system. The employee attempted to shut the valve with a wrench and was exposed to refrigerant, receiving a chemical burn to the right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate