Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131113.015 - Employee sustains multiple burns from overheated gravy

Accident Summary Nr: 131113.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498292.015	10/19/2020		311412	Diversified Foods And Seasonings, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 5:27 p.m. on October 12, 2020, an employee working as a cook for a food manufacturer was cooking gravy in a kettle. The employee had the kettle set on manual mode with steam injectors on 100 percent. The employee left the area and the gravy overheated and boiled over. The employee went over to a control panel at which time he was burned by the hot gravy. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his hands, face, abdomen, and lower back.

Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Burn, Cook, Cooker, Face, Food Preparation, Hand, Heat, High Temperature, Kettle, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Skin, Steam

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498292.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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