Incident date: 2019-04-03
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was changing a 5-ton compressor on an HVAC unit using an acetylene torch. While applying heat to the discharge line, residual oil/freon that had been expelled during brazing ignited, causing first and second degree burns to the upper chest and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Fluorotrichloromethane
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate