White Castle System Inc

An employee was walking next to a co-worker near a service line when they collided. The injured employee fell to the floor and sustained a hip fracture.

An employee was burned by hot fryer oil while replacing metal dividers between fryers.

On May 29, 2018, an employee was performing routine maintenance on a rooftop A/C unit when the employee's left glove came in contact with the belt and pulley, which then pulled in the employee's left hand, causing an amputation of the left middle finger.

An employee was preparing hamburgers on a portable grill when a fire broke out, causing propane tanks to explode. He received first degree burns to his hands, a head injury, and possible smoke inhalation.

An employee was walking around a coworker in the kitchen area when she tripped and fell, injuring her right groin area.

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 straining hot water from a pot of rice when the water splashed onto them, resulting in burns to their chest, arms, shoulder, and back.

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.

An employee was climbing a ladder when he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his right knee and leg and required surgery.

An employee was performing regular job duties, including bussing tables. The employee was punched in the face by a patron of the restaurant. The employee was hospitalized with loss of consciousness, brain swelling/bleeding, and multiple avulsions of teeth.

An employee was putting food items on shelves in a freezer. The employee lost their footing while moving around in the freezer and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

A person wandered through a restaurant into the kitchen area. While being escorted to the front doors by two employees, the person pulled out a sharp object and stabbed one of the employees in the lower abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was standing on a milk crate to clean the grill. The milk crate slipped and the employee's right hand fell onto the hot grill, resulting in burns to the right arm and hand.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.