Other burns, third or fourth degree

Name: Other burns, third or fourth degree at HB Construction
Start: 10/7/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109532 · 10/7/2020 · HB Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Other burns, third or fourth degree

Cause

Event: Contact with cold objects or substances
Source: Fluorotrichloromethane

Employer

Name: HB Construction
Location: 15955 Northwest 20th Street, PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI, 64079
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tightening battery cable using a wrench. His wrench touched a compressor, causing an arc flash which created a hole in the compressor. Freon was then discharged from the hole in the compressor, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's arm, face, and chest.

Source

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