Incident date: 2015-05-08
NAICS industry code: 722211

An employee was burned when he opened a pressure fryer before all the pressure was relieved. The equipment safety device to prevent the lid from opening before all pressure was released malfunctioned at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate