Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, 7306 West Lawrence Avenue, HARWOOD HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60706
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pressure washing outside with a 3400-psi pressure washer when the pressurized water spray cut through his right shoe and lacerated his middle toe. The employee's toe became swollen. He was hospitalized for possible infection and underwent surgery.
Hospitalized Toes(s), toenail(s) Pressurized water blast
More severe injuries at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
An employee was putting chicken into a fryer. The employee's foot slipped, causing them to fall toward the fryer. Their left hand and arm made contact with the fryer basket and oil in the fryer, and oil splashed on their left arm, armpit, and face. The employee suffered burns to their hand, arm, and face.
An employee was carrying a bucket in a kitchen area. The employee slipped on the wet floor and suffered a broken lower spine. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was standing on a step ladder and reaching over his head for a baffle (a metal piece) from the vented hood system to clean during the closing routine. He fell from the step ladder onto the floor and fractured his right hip.
An employee was walking with a broomstick when the broomstick slid to the floor. As the employee leaned slightly forward, her hip popped. The employee sustained a left hip fracture.
An employee was picking up a food order from the order up window when she walked into an open stainless steel cabinet door. The employee fell to the floor and landed on her left hip, resulting in a broken hip.
An employee was working to assess the operation of a high-pressure water nozzle. The water system was activated and the employee was cut by high pressure water on his left hand where the palm meets the wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sandblasting paint from a water tower when the blasting media sprayed across their forearm, resulting in an elbow injury that required hospitalization.
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 changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.