Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170374854 - Employee's ankle and leg burned by hot grease

Accident Summary Nr: 170374854 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111811162	12/15/1993	8211	0	Alvarado Middle School-New Haven U.S.D.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Alvarado Middle School, was walking by a plastic bucket filled with hot grease when the grease either burned through or melted the plastic on the top portion of the bucket and splashed on her ankles and right leg. She sustained 1st- and 2nd-degree burns. The grease had just been removed from a kitchen fryer by another employee, who erroneously placed it in a plastic, rather than metal, container. No accident-related violations were noted.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, HOT COOKING OIL, SPILL, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111811162			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Kitchen workers, food preparation

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