Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brinker International, 1610 N Cockrell Hill Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS 75211
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking from a kitchen to a dining room. She slipped on the wet floor, fell, and sustained a lower left leg fracture.
An employee transferred boiling water from a rethermalizer (kitchen equipment) into a bucket for cleaning the kitchen floor. Some of the hot water spilled onto the employee's left foot, causing severe burns.
On March 20, 2024, an employee was using a knife to cut produce for food preparation. His left index finger contacted the knife, resulting in an amputation.
An employee slipped on the floor while walking near the cook line and tried to stop the fall by placing their right forearm on a flat-top grill. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 722511)
An employee pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
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After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.