Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124325.015 - Employee sustains burns from hot fryer oil during horseplay

Accident Summary Nr: 124325.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463582.015	02/26/2020		722410	Latitude 42 Brewing

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working at a restaurant/brewery was located in the food prep area at the back of the kitchen by a fire exit. The employee began dancing and recording himself on his cell phone. As the employee walked backwards, he tripped on a cart that was located behind him. The cart was carrying a pot of hot (275-degree Fahrenheit) frying oil into which the employee fell. The employee sustained 2nd degree partial thickness burns to his right hand, buttocks, thighs, right calf, and ankles, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Brewery, Burn, Buttocks, Cart, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Food Preparation, Hand, High Temperature, Horseplay, Hot Cooking Oil, Laborer, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Restaurant, Spill, Thigh, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463582.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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