# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at Refrigeration Design& Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054655` · 5/26/2016 · HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** First degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
## Employer
- **Name:** Refrigeration Design& Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 2525 Bergery Road, HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 19440
- **NAICS:** 423740
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a pipe when a water solution with ammonia came through the pipe and contacted the employee. The employee suffered a first degree burn to the right forearm, as well as trachea and esophageal irritation.

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