Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163110 - Employee injured when scalded by boiling water

Accident Summary Nr: 201163110 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126112218	10/25/2001	5812	0	University Of Southern California

Abstract: Employee #1, a cook, while carrying a pan of vegetables, stepped on a greasy floor drain cover that became dislodged and slid onto an adjacent drain cover causing the employee to fall backward. As he fell backward, the employee's left hand went into boiling water in a large steam kettle. The boiling water splashed onto the employee's left hand, left ankle and left foot. Employee #1 sustained scalding burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SCALPED, SLIP, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HAND, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126112218			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Food batchmakers

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