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White Castle System Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at White Castle System Inc in MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS
Employer White Castle System Inc Report ID 2020043263
Address 211 W. Roosevelt Rd. City, State ZIP MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS 60153
Event Date April 9, 2020 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) 722110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.86000, -87.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a fryer when a bucket spilled excess hot oil onto his body, burning him. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2020, a worker at White Castle System Inc in MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS 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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