Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301775433 - Kentucky Fried Chicken

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 301775433

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/07/1998

Site Address:
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Hwy 707 & Hwy 17 Bypass
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362625287

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170572408

Event: 12/14/1997

Employee's face singed when gas vapors ignite

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.

Keywords: PILOT LIGHT, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, COOKER, NATURAL GAS, GAS, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301775433			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Cooks, except short order

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