Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McDonalds, 4605 Jonestown Road, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17109
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to retrieve a cleaning rag from a fryer when her right arm suffered second degree burns, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedBroiling and frying equipment and appliances
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