Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Start: 3/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032397 · 3/13/2020 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls

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, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Location: 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an R-22 refrigeration system. When the employee went to disconnect a connector from a valve, the connector did not fully disengage from the valve, causing the valve to be halfway open. R-22 refrigerant escaped. The employee was hospitalized with second degree chemical burns and frostbite to the top of both hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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