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Frostbite

1 hospitalization · 2019077634 · 7/26/2019 · Weill Cornell Medical College

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Frostbite

Cause

Event: Contact with cold objects or substances
Source: Fluorotrichloromethane

Employer

Name: Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: 416 East 55th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10022
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was charging an AC unit when freon splashed onto his right hand from an open valve, causing frostbite.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown