Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at GCA Education Services, Inc.
Start: 4/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043084 · 4/13/2016 · GCA Education Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Fluorine compounds, unspecified

Employer

Name: GCA Education Services, Inc.
Location: 400 FM 350, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, 77351
NAICS: 561720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing gauges from a compressor when refrigerant came out and caused first and second degree burns to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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