Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ABILENE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc in ABILENE, KANSAS
Employer Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc Report ID 2021010157
Address 2322 Fair Road City, State ZIP ABILENE, KANSAS 67410
Event Date January 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 447110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.93000, -97.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was burned by hot oil in a fryer.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2021, a worker at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc in ABILENE, KANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(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.

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