Incident date: 2022-11-02
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a torch to remove an existing filter drier from a condensing unit before installing a new one. The old filter drier exploded and the employee sustained injuries and burns to the face, jaw, eye, arms, and shoulders that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Fluorotrichloromethane
code_nature: title: Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate