NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK—
Brinker International, Inc.
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Brinker International, Inc., 1536 Military Rd, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14304 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting food items on shelves in a freezer. The employee lost their footing while moving around in the freezer and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
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An employee was using a slicer to cut vegetables and amputated the tip of his right thumb.
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An employee was cooking food in a deep fryer. As the employee took the basket out of the fryer, he bumped a pan of hot grease that was sitting on the side of another fryer. Hot grease spilled onto the employee, resulting in second-degree burns on the right forearm and hand.
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An employee was opening a bag of guacamole using a knife. The knife slipped and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.
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An employee was in the dish area when the dish washing machine stopped working. He opened the machine to investigate and the track caught his right middle finger at the mid-point of the nailbed and partially amputated it.
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