Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McDonald's, 6401 Cermak Road, BERWYN, ILLINOIS 60402
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 3, 2023, an employee was filtering out oil from a fryer when the oil overflowed onto his foot, resulting in a burn.
An employee walked across the recently mopped floor in the lobby to carry a tray to a customer. The employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, resulting in hospitalization for a broken right hip that required surgery.
An employee was changing out a cash drawer from the register and putting money in the safe. The safe door closed on their left middle finger and crushed it. The employee suffered a partial amputation of their left middle finger.
An employee was standing near the fryer when their phone fell in. Upon retrieving it, the employee sustained burns to the hands and fingers from the hot oil.
An employee was pulling a pan of bacon out of an oven when bacon grease spilled causing second degree burns to the employee's hand, fingers and abdomen.
An employee was getting stock out of a cooler. The employee fell over the filler box for a fryer that was being taken back to the sink to be cleaned, landing on the floor and suffering a back injury.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
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