Scissor Lift causes NH3 leak and serious chemical burns and severe respiratory damage

Here is an unfortunate incident that draws our attention to operating elevating equipment inside refrigerated spaces.  This incident also demonstrates the increased hazards to workers working within these elevated devices, as their means of egress, should there be a chemical release, is GREATLY compromised. Lastly, we should NOT lose sight of the fact that this young man was NOT working ON the refrigeration system; he was building a wall, and this placed him between the new wall, and a ceiling hung evaporator (e.g., working inside the battery limits of the process) …

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