Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thunelius, Inc., 3680 Sangani Blvd. Ste L, DIBERVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39540
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at approximately 11:15 AM, an employee was walking down the cooking galley carrying a 10 pound bag of bacon. He slipped and fell, landing on his buttocks. During his fall he reached out and grabbed a hot fryer full of hot grease to try and break/prevent his fall. The hot grease caused second degree burns to his left hand and arm.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedFats, oils, cooking greases
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