# Other burns, unspecified at Environmental Refrigerant Management LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043857` · 4/27/2017 · PLEASANT VALLEY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Environmental Refrigerant Management LLC
- **Location:** Safeway #2632, PLEASANT VALLEY, NEW YORK, 12569
- **NAICS:** 541712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was recovering refrigerant from a chiller inside a store and was attempting to put a pressure gauge on the 1/4" port of the chiller. The valve was missing a part, so refrigerant began to escape from the system when he removed the protective cap. He tried to use a rag to plug the valve and in the process sustained refrigerant burns on both of his hands.

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