Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Brinker International, Inc.
Start: 2/26/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021789 · 2/26/2021 · Brinker International, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Brinker International, Inc.
Location: 17928 Halsted Street, HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60430
NAICS: 722110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cooking food in a deep fryer. As the employee took the basket out of the fryer, he bumped a pan of hot grease that was sitting on the side of another fryer. Hot grease spilled onto the employee, resulting in second-degree burns on the right forearm and hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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