Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122105.015 - Employee experiences seizure and is burned by hot water

Accident Summary Nr: 122105.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448207.015	12/02/2019		722110	Red Lobster Restaurants, Llc

Abstract: At 2:25 p.m. on October 30, 2019, an employee was working as a cook at a restaurant. It was part of a nationwide chain of casual dining restaurants. He was working at a saut� table. He experienced an epileptic seizure. As he fell, he knocked over hot water from the saut� table. Some of the water landed on him. He suffered third-degree burns on 16 percent of his body. The burns were on his abdomen and legs. He was hospitalized. The employer was aware of the in-patient hospitalization on that afternoon. The employer did not notify OSHA of the in-patient hospitalization until 10:46 a.m. on November 11, 2019.

Keywords: Abdomen, Burn, Cook, Epilepsy, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Food Preparation, Hot Water, Leg, Reporting, Restaurant, Seizure

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448207.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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