Trip over an object without fall · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TGI Fridays, 1251 New York 300, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a large pot to carry hot oil from the fryers. His left foot got caught on a hose that was on the floor and the pot fell. When the pot hit the floor, the hot oil splashed upward onto the employee's face, hands, and legs causing second-degree burns.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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