Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 117384.015 - Employee amputates leg and injures head when refrigerant lin
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1410695.015 | 06/21/2019 | 811310 | Hussmann Services Corporation |
Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 21, 2019, an employee, a Refrigeration Technician, was conducting a follow up to a condenser repair done two days prior. In the previous inspection, the employee found high pressure in the condenser caused by a broken condenser fan and the condenser working in a single phase. The employee had fixed the wiring and the fan and ordered a new motor for the condenser. During the follow up visit, the employee was working on the compressor when a 2-1/8th inch insulated copper refrigerant pipe containing an azeotropic mixture classified as a non-flammable refrigerant was pressurized and exploded. The employee was hospitalized and suffered a leg amputation and a head injury which induced memory loss.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1410695.015 | 50 | M | Hospitalized injury | Technicians, n.e.c. |