Filet of Chicken

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — FOREST PARK, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Filet of Chicken in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
Employer Filet of Chicken Report ID 2017043121
Address 146 Forest Parkway City, State ZIP FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297
Event Date April 6, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple leg locations, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -84.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee opened a valve to remove hot oil from a fryer. The hot oil then splashed him, causing second degree burns to his upper and lower left leg and minor burns to his face.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2017, a worker at Filet of Chicken in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple leg locations, 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

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