Incident date: 2025-08-28
NAICS industry code: 311830

Two employees were changing fuses for a fryer. The pump on the fryer was turned off, but the heat exchanger kept running. When the pump was turned back on, hot oil shot toward the filter. The filter box opened and sprayed the two injured employees with hot grease. The employees suffered burns to their backs, shoulders, and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Fats, oils, cooking greases
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: low