Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort, Inc. in EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN
Employer Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort, Inc. Report ID 2019077789
Address 8075 County Road D City, State ZIP EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN 54521
Event Date July 30, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 45.85000, -89.36000

Incident Narrative

A cook was cleaning out the deep fryers. When she opened the valve to clean it, hot cooking oil shot out. The employee sustained burns on the elbows and hand, and got second degree burns on the right arm.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2019, a worker at Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort, Inc. in EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), 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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