# Other burns, second degree at Elite Marine A/C
> OSHA SIR `2021053866` · 5/11/2021 · AVENTURA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Fluorotrichloromethane
- **Secondary source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Elite Marine A/C
- **Location:** Turnberry Way, AVENTURA, FLORIDA, 33180
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 11, 2021, an employee was working on a yacht, doing maintenance work on an air conditioning unit. A refrigerant tank fell over and began to leak. The employee covered the leak, and the refrigerant caused second-degree burns to both of his hands.

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