Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115931.015 - Employee suffers burns to face and chest from food steamer

Accident Summary Nr: 115931.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 04/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398087.015	05/03/2019		722310	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 25, 2019, an employee was removing a hot pan of pancakes from the steamer. The pan of pancakes was covered in foil, in the steamer, hot water pool on top of the foil. When the employee took the pan of pancakes out of the steamer, at an angle as the employee was shorter than the steamer, the hot water that had pooled on top of the foil spilled onto the employee's neck and chest. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the face and neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Chest, Face, Hot Water, Neck, Steam

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398087.015	65	F	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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