Chick-fil-A

Contact with hot objects or substances - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - MONTGOMERY, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Chick-fil-A in MONTGOMERY, Alabama
Employer Chick-fil-A
Address 2682 Eastern Blvd
City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, Alabama 36117
Report ID 2020098407
Event Date September 3, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary Source Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 722513
GPS Coordinates 32.34655, -86.22367

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Incident Narrative

An employee was brushing the inside of a cooker. The lid of another, nearby cooker came open; hot peanut oil and steam sprayed out and caused second-degree burns to the employee's arms, neck, and face.

Incident Summary

On September 3, 2020, a worker at Chick-fil-A in MONTGOMERY, Alabama suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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