Incident date: 2017-04-27
NAICS industry code: 541712

An employee was recovering refrigerant from a chiller inside a store and was attempting to put a pressure gauge on the 1/4" port of the chiller. The valve was missing a part, so refrigerant began to escape from the system when he removed the protective cap. He tried to use a rag to plug the valve and in the process sustained refrigerant burns on both of his hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate