KFC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — AURORA, COLORADO
| Employer | KFC | Report ID | 2015107518 |
| Address | 16901 E Quincy Ave | City, State ZIP | AURORA, COLORADO 80015 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Fats, oils, cooking greases |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.63000, -104.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking across the kitchen floor, slipped, and stepped into a hot oil filter sustaining second and third degree burns to the foot.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2015, a worker at KFC in AURORA, COLORADO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with fats, oils, cooking greases identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Contact with hot objects or substances events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2015 | Mullins Food Products | BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Deltech Corporation | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hosp. |
| Sep 17, 2023 | H.B. Fuller Company | TUCKER, GEORGIA | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jun 8, 2018 | COOPER FARMS, INC. | VAN WERT, OHIO | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Apr 26, 2018 | Jacobi Carbon Inc | COLUMBUS, OHIO | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Nov 15, 2021 | R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois | FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hosp. |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Intervet, Inc. | DE SOTO, KANSAS | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Manna Colorado | LITTLETON, COLORADO | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |