Incident date: 2016-01-31
NAICS industry code: 722511

On January 31, 2016, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was using a fryer to fry chips when the glass from the thermometer exploded and went into the employee's right eye. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate