BOULDER, COLORADO—
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
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, 1690 28th St, BOULDER, COLORADO 80301 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on the ledge of a piece of fryer equipment, changing the vent filters above the hood. Her right foot slipped into the hot oil, and she suffered third-degree burns to the calf, ankle, and foot.
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An employee was using a two-step ladder and turned to face the opposite direction to look at items on an upper shelf. As he descended, he slipped off the ladder and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip.
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An employee was discarding fryer oil into a bin by the dumpsters when oil spilled onto him, burning his right ear, face, chest, back, left arm, and left leg.
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An employee was cleaning a double burner when it fell and crushed their right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
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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.
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