# Frostbite at Weill Cornell Medical College
> OSHA SIR `2019077634` · 7/26/2019 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Frostbite
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Fluorotrichloromethane
## Employer
- **Name:** Weill Cornell Medical College
- **Location:** 416 East 55th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10022
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was charging an AC unit when freon splashed onto his right hand from an open valve, causing frostbite.

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