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G.R. Sponaugle & Sons, Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at G.R. Sponaugle & Sons, Inc. in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer G.R. Sponaugle & Sons, Inc. Report ID 2021032548
Address 21 Lebanon Valley Parkway City, State ZIP LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17042
Event Date March 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Fluorotrichloromethane
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.30000, -76.38000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee and a co-worker were taking off the service cap of a king valve when refrigerant discharged into the injured employee's glove at high pressure causing burns to the left hand that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2021, a worker at G.R. Sponaugle & Sons, Inc. in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with fluorotrichloromethane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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