Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170572408 - Employee'S Face Singed When Gas Vapors Ignite
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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301775433 | 01/07/1998 | 5812 | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
Employee #1 disconnected the gas line to clean behind the cooker. This caused the pilot light to go out and gas vapors to accumulate. Employee #1 replaced the gas line, but lit the pilot light without turning off the cooker. The gas vapor ignited, singing his hair and eyebrows. Employee #1 was neither trained nor authorized to disconnect the gas line or to light the cooker.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 301775433 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Cooks, except short order |