Eat n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eat n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Eat n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Report ID 2015086281
Address 320 South Broad Street City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19102
Event Date August 31, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
Industry (NAICS) 722210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.94000, -75.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was being trained on the fryer grill when a can of cooking spray that was left on top of a char-broiler exploded. The employee was burned and hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2015, a worker at Eat n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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