# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at GCA Education Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043084` · 4/13/2016 · LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GCA Education Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 FM 350, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, 77351
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing gauges from a compressor when refrigerant came out and caused first and second degree burns to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*