Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 202445136 - Employee Burns Hand In Cooking Oil

**Accident: 202445136 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/26/2006**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
307462085	01/12/2007	5812	Quickbites Inc

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on November 26, 2006, Employee #1 was a cook, working for QuickBites Incorporated, Dell Taco Store Number 1006. She was injured when she inadvertently immersed her left hand into a Pitco deep fryer. The cooking oil in the fryer was between 360 and 375 degrees Fahrenheit. She was treated at Riverside Community Hospital, and hospitalized for two weeks in the burn center at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

Keywords: burn, food preparation, cooker, hot cooking oil, hand

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	307462085			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Short-order cooks

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