Incident date: 2019-09-29
NAICS industry code: 541614

An employee was draining waste vegetable oil from a fryer. The employee opened the spigot and allowed the used oil to drain. He shut off the spigot after the bucket was about 3/4 full and emptied the bucket into the 50-gallon wheeled collection bin. A fire started in the fryer and hot oil was expelled over the employee's feet, burning them.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate