Incident date: 2021-05-27
NAICS industry code: 485999

Two technicians were changing out a compressor on an HVAC chiller. While preparing the chiller for a pump down, the compressor was over pressurized and the copper drain lines burst. As one technician approached the chiller, a piece of the copper drain line hit the technician on the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate