Man exposed to liquid from copper pipe cutting at home

Heard on: Hardy County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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21, 1st two,

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(number withheld) South Fork Road, 62 year old male medical emergency.

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First alert 1727.

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2021, 1st due to (number withheld) South Fork Road, 62 year old male medical emergency, 1st alert 1727.

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3211 to Hardy County.

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211, go ahead.

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Okay, you can say it's a year drop this time.

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10-4, we're having route F.

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1730.

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Take your operations to Tac 3.

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911, your patient is going to be a 62-year-old male.

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He was cutting a copper pipe.

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Apparently had his blood pressure, and when he cut it, some liquid came out, sprayed him in the face, got in his mouth.

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He's okay with his eyes, but definitely got his mouth.

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He's not sure if it was freon.

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He's not experiencing any adverse effects right now, but he's not sure what it was that sprayed him.

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Ten four, county.

9/5/2026 02:22 PM

Medical Emergency

S Fork Rd, Moorefield, WV 26836

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near South Fork Road for a 62-year-old man who was sprayed in the face and mouth with liquid from a copper pipe he was cutting. The liquid may have been freon, and he was not reporting any adverse effects at the time of the update.