Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 120493.015 - Two Employees Are Burned By Hot Oil Opening Pressure Fryer

**Accident: 120493.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 04/12/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1400029.015	05/08/2019		Argonaut California Ventures, Inc.

At 5:30 p.m. on April 12, 2019, Employee #1 (cook) was retrieving chicken that h ad finished cooking from a Henny Model PXE-100 Pressure Fryer. When Employee #1 raised the handle to open the fryer hot grease came flying out. Employee #1 and Employee #2 (cook) who standing nearby assisting both sustained multiple burns a nd were hospitalized.

Keywords: abdomen, arm, boiler, burn, chest, cooker, face, food preparation, high pressure, high temperature, hot cooking oil, malfunction, material handling, mech malfunction, neck, pressure fryer, restaurant, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1400029.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order
2	1400029.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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