# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107298` · 10/1/2015 · TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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