Incident date: 2025-08-31
NAICS industry code: 722513

On August 31, 2025, an employee was using a paper towel to wipe down the surface around the perimeter of the fryer. She sneezed and her right arm slipped into the fryer oil. She was hospitalized with burns to her right arm and wrist.

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: Wrist(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate