Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chili's Grill & Bar, 8696 NW 13th Terrace, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33126
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning kitchen hood fans from a step ladder when he lost his balance and stepped into a rethermalizer filled with hot water. He received second and third degree burns to his foot, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was cleaning the floor. He was using a squeegee mop to move water toward a drain in the floor when he slipped on the water and fell on the tile floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee was pushing a fryer when his foot hit a table that had a steam well on top of it. The steam well fell on him and caused a second degree burn on his back.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
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