Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Publix Supermarket Inc.
Start: 1/27/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010970 · 1/27/2019 · Publix Supermarket Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases

Employer

Name: Publix Supermarket Inc.
Location: 550 N Pine Island Rd, PLANTATION, FLORIDA, 33324
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing with one foot on the end of a fryer and the other foot on another surface, while cleaning a fryer hood with a duster. The employee's right foot slipped and went into the hot oil causing second and third degree burns to the right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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