Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wendy's, 2533 Route 130, CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY 08512
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving a pan of chili meat and hot water that had been cooking inside the microwave. The pan slipped out of her hands and hot chili spilled over her left arm and hand. She sustained first and second degree burns.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedSoups, sauces, gravies
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