Line Break Gone Wrong… Employee burns hand after disconnecting nuts on pressurized NH3 line

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 15, 2022, an employee, 30, disconnected nuts to a line for service and repair work. The employee was working to depressurize lines of ammonia for service work. The team had isolated, performed proper lockout/ tagout, and bled the line assigned for work off. The employee began disconnecting nuts on the WRONG LINE WITH PRESSURE STILL ON IT.

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