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Pappas Restaurants, Inc.

Vehicle or machinery fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pappas Restaurants, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Pappas Restaurants, Inc. Report ID 2019099345
Address 10428 Lombardy Lane City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75220
Event Date September 9, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
Industry (NAICS) 722210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.86000, -96.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a filter at a hood above a prep cook surface. The filter dropped behind the equipment and damaged a gas line. Gas leaked and ignited. The employee sustained burns to the face, neck, and arm.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2019, a worker at Pappas Restaurants, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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