# Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified at Eckert Mechanical Services Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024042864` · 4/1/2024 · COXSACKIE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Refrigerant and cryogenic substances  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Eckert Mechanical Services Corporation
- **Location:** 11260 Rte 9W, Coxsackie, COXSACKIE, NEW YORK, 12051
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a valve on a cooling system when refrigerant gas was released, burning their left hand and lungs.

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