CANTON, MISSISSIPPI—
Peco Foods, Inc.
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Peco Foods, Inc., 180 Commercial Parkway, CANTON, MISSISSIPPI 39046 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was draining hot oil from the fryer into the floor drain and went to close the valve when they slipped and fell to the floor. They fell into hot oil that overflowed from the drain, resulting in burns to 45% of their body.
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