Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at IP Casino Resort and Spa, 850 Bayview Avenue, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39530
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cooking with a tilt skillet that had boiling water when it leaned forward and spilled, burning both of his feet and his right leg.
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