Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102864.015 - Employee is splashed by hot oil and suffers burns

Accident Summary Nr: 102864.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271364.015	10/19/2017		445110	Bodega Latina Corp

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 26, 2017, an employee was sitting at a tortilla fryer machine placing corn tortillas onto a conveyor belt to travel through the tortilla fryer, Casa Herrera, model #HTCF500, serial #02801270, that was in run mode when a service technician opened the control panel to get information on a part. When the service technician opened the control panel, he inadvertently hit the rest button and the employee was splashed by hot oil when the fryer stopped running. The employee suffered burns to both her hands, legs, and ankles. The employee was treated by paramedics and transported to hospital. The employee was released from the hospital after treatment but returned the following day and was admitted for burn injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Food Preparation, Hot Cooking Oil

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1271364.015	57	F	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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