# Other burns, second degree at US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2023098774` · 9/22/2023 · NELLIS AFB, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Fluorotrichloromethane
## Employer
- **Name:** US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base
- **Location:** 6020 Beale Avenue, NELLIS AFB, NEVADA, 89191
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On September 22, 2023, an employee was working on a chiller circuit in a mechanical yard. They sustained second-degree burns after being exposed to refrigerant.

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