PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - MIAMI, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in MIAMI, Florida
Employer PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Address 4201 Hammocks Blvd.
City, State ZIP MIAMI, Florida 33196
Report ID 2017077069
Event Date July 28, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 25.67734, -80.43602

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Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after being splashed with frying oil.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2017, a worker at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in MIAMI, Florida suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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