Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, 5207 Brodie Ln #300, SUNSET VALLEY, TEXAS 78745
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a step stool and attempting to grab an empty pot from on top of an oven when the step stool collapsed and slipped out from under her feet. As she was falling to the ground, her left hand grabbed a pot of boiling water from a stove below, spilling the contents on her body. She suffered third degree burns to her stomach, chest, left arm, elbow, and left hand.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Water
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