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Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017054595 · 5/20/2017 · ALTA REFRIGERATION, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ALTA REFRIGERATION, INC
Location
1020 Avaition Blvd, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bleeding an ammonia line when ammonia came out of the valve and sprayed the employee's face. The employee inhaled ammonia refrigerant and had to be hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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