Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Zesto
Start: 7/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077141 · 7/16/2018 · Zesto

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary source: Buckets, baskets, pails

Employer

Name: Zesto
Location: 1317 S 204th St, ELKHORN, NEBRASKA, 68022
NAICS: 722513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping grease from a deep fryer. The grease melted the bottom from the bucket and it spilled out. The employee fell in the spilled grease, suffering third degree burns to the knees and random second degree burns to the rest of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown