Slip without fall, n.e.c. · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FIVE GUYS, 1520 South 5th Street, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI 63303
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was leaning against a fry station when his legs began to slip out from under him. He went to break his fall when his right arm entered the cooking oil. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the arm.
On May 21, 2022, at 4:08 PM, an employee had gone out back to walk around to the front and wipe down patio tables. She was returning to get bar towels and slipped and fell while going up the ramp. The employee sustained a broken hip.
An employee was walking to the walk-in freezer at the back of a restaurant. He slipped on some French fries that were on the floor near a potato sink, fell, and suffered a broken femur.
An employee was between the trough and casting pit, cleaning a filter box at the end of a cast. His right foot slipped off the lid of the cast pan and went into an opening where molten aluminum goes into a trough. The employee contacted molten aluminum and sustained third degree burns to his right leg, ankle, and foot.
An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.
An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.
An employee was installing a concrete stormwater pipe. The first piece was laid and the employee was guiding the second pipe into place and lost his footing. The employee's hand slipped out and he went to catch himself when his right index finger was caught between the two pipes coming together, resulting in amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 722513)
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was kneeling on the ground while painting in a hotel area. He felt a prick, then overnight had a lot of pain, irritation, and some swelling. The employee was hospitalized with an infection in his knee.
A contractor was performing maintenance on a fryer when it tipped over, causing hot oil to splash onto the injured employee, who was nearby. The injured employee suffered burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.