Outback Steakhouse

An employee was climbing a ladder when he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his right knee and leg and required surgery.

At about 1:00 p.m. on May 12, 2025, an employee was cutting celery with a knife. The knife severed part of the top of this right thumb, including skin and the nail.

An employee was cutting an onion with a chef's knife. The knife partially amputated the employee's left thumb.

An employee was moving a container of boiling water off the stove when the water spilled on her leg. She then slipped in the water and fell. The employee was hospitalized with burns.

An employee was trying to light a propane grill when the gas in the grill caused an explosion. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face/neck.

An employee was adjusting a guard on a box sealing machine when they slipped on tea oil, causing their right thumb to get stuck in the chain/sprocket. The distal portion of the employee's right thumb was amputated.

An employee was exiting a wet trailer ramp near the end of their shift when they slipped and twisted their left ankle, resulting in a fracture. They were hospitalized and had surgery.

On May 23, 2023, an employee was working the fryer when they slipped on grease and their right arm went into the fryer, resulting in burns.

An employee was exiting an elevator when she slipped on a wet floor and suffered a torn knee ligament.

An employee was cleaning/foaming the floors between lines 2 and 3 when they slipped on a piece of chicken skin and twisted their leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibial plateau.

An employee was climbing a ladder when he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his right knee and leg and required surgery.

An employee was performing regular job duties, including bussing tables. The employee was punched in the face by a patron of the restaurant. The employee was hospitalized with loss of consciousness, brain swelling/bleeding, and multiple avulsions of teeth.

An employee was putting food items on shelves in a freezer. The employee lost their footing while moving around in the freezer and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

A person wandered through a restaurant into the kitchen area. While being escorted to the front doors by two employees, the person pulled out a sharp object and stabbed one of the employees in the lower abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was standing on a milk crate to clean the grill. The milk crate slipped and the employee's right hand fell onto the hot grill, resulting in burns to the right arm and hand.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.