Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dave & Buster's, 1843 Village West Parkway, Suite 201, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66111
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning fryers. When filtering the oil, residual water mixed with the oil, causing it to boil over. The employee was splashed and sustained burns to the left side of her face, left ear, and upper left arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Fats, oils, cooking greases
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