# Other burns, third or fourth degree at HB Construction
> OSHA SIR `2020109532` · 10/7/2020 · PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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