Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123334476 - Employee injured in fall into vat of hot grease

Accident Summary Nr: 123334476 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123334476	03/08/2000	5812	0	Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Abstract: Employee #1, a restaurant worker, was instructed to clean the wall and exhaust area behind and above the Fryolator. He was standing with both feet on the top step of a 3 ft stepladder, extending his reach to clean the interior area of the exhaust hood, when his left foot slipped. Employee #1 fell from the ladder and his right foot was submerged in a vat of hot grease. He also twisted his right ankle and his head struck another Fryolator in the area. Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns, for which he was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LADDER, SLIP, HOT COOKING OIL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123334476			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Short-order cooks

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