Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Start: 10/1/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107298 · 10/1/2015 · R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Fluorotrichloromethane

Employer

Name: R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Location: 730 N. Florida Ave, TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 34689
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance, removing manifold gauges from a residential air conditioning unit. The employee unscrewed the gauges and the liquid refrigerant sprayed onto the employee's hands. The employee suffered chemical burns to the left palm, four left fingers, and the right index finger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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