Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Start: 7/27/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020077076 · 7/27/2020 · BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
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: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Location: 1690 28th St, BOULDER, COLORADO, 80301
NAICS: 722511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the ledge of a piece of fryer equipment, changing the vent filters above the hood. Her right foot slipped into the hot oil, and she suffered third-degree burns to the calf, ankle, and foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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