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Other burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016098751 · 9/15/2016 · Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Other burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with cold objects or substances
Source
Chemical products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc
Location
5804 Bee Ridge Rd, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34233
NAICS
423740
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was charging a rack through a produce case on the sales floor. He had the Schrader core removed from the access fitting where his hose was hooked up. Upon completion, the case went into a time-off defrost, which fills the evaporator with liquid Freon. When he disconnected his hose liquid Freon started to spray out of the fitting. As he tried to reconnect his hose, the Freon burned his right hand and forearm and his left hand and part of his left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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