Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc.

Contact with cold objects or substances — Other burns, unspecified — WOODSIDE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc. in WOODSIDE, NEW YORK
Employer Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc. Report ID 2017054230
Address 4802 Queens Blvd City, State ZIP WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377
Event Date May 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with cold objects or substances Source of Injury Chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # 1234395
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -73.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was charging an A/C unit when Freon gases escaped from the machine and sprayed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized with right hand burns.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2017, a worker at Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc. in WOODSIDE, NEW YORK suffered other burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with cold objects or substances, with chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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