Incident date: 2024-09-13
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was removing a line on a rooftop air conditioning unit. The employee applied heat to the line with a brazing tool to separate it. Residual oil ignited and sprayed out of the unit, causing second-degree burns to the employee's hands and abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Refrigerant and cryogenic substances  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate