Incident date: 2025-02-06
NAICS industry code: 722513

An employee was cleaning the floor with degreaser. They lost balance and reached out to grab the side of the fryer. This caused the fryer to tip over in the direction of the falling employee. The oil poured out from the fryer oil well and onto the employee and surrounding floor. The hot oil covered the employee's body. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to over 50 percent of their body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  unspecified
severity: moderate