| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-26 | Princeton | Nj | Knowledge Beginnings Princeton | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While cooking in a daycare center kitchen, an employee developed exhaustion, sweating, and shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2021-02-26 | Homewood | Il | Brinker International, Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cooking food in a deep fryer. As the employee took the basket out of the fryer, he bumped a pan of hot grease that was sitting on the side of another fryer. Hot grease spilled onto the employee, resulting in second-degree burns on the right forearm and hand. | |||||
| 2021-01-03 | San Juan | Tx | Delgar Foods, LLC | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A temporary employee was removing meat from a cooking pot when boiling water spilled into his boot. The employee was hospitalized with a burn to his foot. | |||||
| 2020-10-12 | Madisonville | La | Diversified Foods and Seasonings, L.L.C. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A prep cook was operating a cooking vessel. The vessel boiled over and hot gravy splashed onto the employee. He suffered second-degree burns on his head, face, arms, hands, and torso. | |||||
| 2020-09-05 | San Antonio | Tx | Taco Cabana | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cooking beans and suffered burns to the stomach area. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | North Tonawanda | New York | Battenfeld Grease & Oil | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was cooking a batch of lubricating grease. Flames and grease slurry came out of the grease cooking kettle and splashed onto the employee; this also started a fire outside the kettle. The grease/oil slurry was approximately 185-200 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, arms and hands. | |||||
| 2020-07-09 | Lakeland | Florida | Arbor Oaks at Lakeland Hills | Multiple body parts | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| An employee had been cooking. After throwing water on a pan fire, he fell to the floor. The pan and hot grease fell on top of him resulting in second degree burns to the face, arm, and neck. | |||||
| 2020-07-05 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on the second step of a step stool replacing grill hood filters when the employee fell. The employee's arm landed in a fryer containing hot cooking oil, resulting in burns on their right hand, arm, stomach, and back. | |||||
| 2020-04-29 | Lincoln | Nebraska | Hy-Vee Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was leaning over a propane grill to light it through the cooking grates when the flames jumped and burned the employee's face and arms. | |||||
| 2020-02-22 | Eufaula | Alabama | Felder Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| Two employees were cooking in the kitchen when they became dizzy and faint and had headaches. The employees were transported to the hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a malfunctioning exhaust hood. | |||||
| 2019-08-29 | Aliceville | Alabama | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was transporting hot dripping fluid to a used cooking oil container when the fluid contacted the employee, causing first and second degree burns. | |||||
| 2019-07-30 | Eagle River | Wisconsin | Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort, Inc. | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A cook was cleaning out the deep fryers. When she opened the valve to clean it, hot cooking oil shot out. The employee sustained burns on the elbows and hand, and got second degree burns on the right arm. | |||||
| 2019-07-10 | Cranbury | New Jersey | Wendy's | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was retrieving a pan of chili meat and hot water that had been cooking inside the microwave. The pan slipped out of her hands and hot chili spilled over her left arm and hand. She sustained first and second degree burns. | |||||
| 2019-04-27 | Atlanta | Georgia | Yard House Restaurant | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working with hot cooking oil. The oil spilled onto his right foot, burning it. | |||||
| 2019-03-17 | Peabody | Massachusett | Brooksby Village, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee fell off a stool and was burned by hot cooking oil. | |||||
| 2018-08-28 | Seabrook | New Hampshir | NexDine, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered heat exhaustion while cooking over an outside grill, becoming nauseated and pale. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | Temple | Texas | U.S. DVA Central Texas Veterans Health Care System | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cooking in the kitchen when she bumped into another employee and fell to the ground, breaking her arm. | |||||
| 2018-02-25 | Saint Albans | West Virgini | REM Community Options | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On February 25, 2018, an employee was cooking breakfast for a client. She had walked away from the stove and when she turned she found the skillet was smoking. When she grabbed the hot pan, grease spilled onto her hand and arm, causing second and third degree burns that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-31 | Biloxi | Mississippi | IP Casino Resort and Spa | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cooking with a tilt skillet that had boiling water when it leaned forward and spilled, burning both of his feet and his right leg. | |||||
| 2017-09-10 | Denver | Colorado | Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center | Multiple body parts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| While cooking at a grill, an employee was likely affected by heat stress and fainted. The employee fell on the grill and received third degree burns to the hands, arms, face, and head. | |||||
| 2017-08-26 | Saratoga Springs | New York | Sarchioto's Concessions Inc | Multiple body parts | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| An employee was making fried dough and grilled cheese on a fryer and grill when a can of cooking spray ignited, burning the employee's face and left arm. | |||||
| 2017-05-28 | Aurora | Colorado | Rip 480, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was standing near a pressure cooker at the end of the cooking cycle. The pressure cooker came open and the lid hit the employee in the head. Hot oil then sprayed and burned him on the face and hand. | |||||
| 2017-05-24 | Chicago | Illinois | EL MILAGRO, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| As an employee was removing tamales from the stove, the cooking tray tilted and the hot water contacted the employee, causing second degree burns on the lower right leg. | |||||
| 2017-03-25 | Freeport | Illinois | Snak-King Corp. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee and a coworker were using an air-operated diaphragm pump and hose to transfer hot cooking oil from a fryer into a travel tote. The employees made the connections, turned on the air supply to the pump, and commenced pumping. After a few minutes, the discharge hose split due to the temperature of the oil (approximately 250 degrees) allowing the oil to splash the employee. He suffered third degree burns on his hands, abdomen, groin, and lower extremities. | |||||
| 2017-03-06 | San Marcos | Texas | El Milagro of Texas, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was conducting research and development activities. He was attempting a different recipe for cooking corn using a pressure cooker. He opened the pressure cooker after the gauge returned to zero. After he removed the lid, leftover pressure caused the hot water and corn to splash on him, burning 42% of his body. | |||||
| 2017-02-08 | Hillsdale | Illinois | TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was working and was exposed to exhaust from a cooking unit that had a malfunctioning ventilation system. He suffered respiratory irritation and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Washington | District Of | Gordon Biersch Brewery Resturant | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was draining hot cooking oil from three deep fryers. When the hot oil was placed into a 6-gallon pot, it reacted and overflowed, contacting and burning the employee's right hand and forearm. | |||||
| 2017-01-24 | Beckley | West Virgini | Wendbeck Corporation | Neck and back | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On January 24, 2017, at approximately 2:13 p.m., an employee was injured while operating a chicken pressure fryer. The lid to the cooker was closed, but did not latch. Approximately 5 minutes into the cooking cycle, the pressure inside the cooker caused the lid to open and grease, heated to 350 degrees, splattered on two employees. The first employee was hospitalized for second degree burns to her back and neck. The second employee was treated for first degree burns to his back and was released. | |||||
| 2017-01-14 | Palm Coast | Florida | JT Seafood Shack | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was cooking when a can of aerosol cooking spray that was sitting on the top shelf above the stove exploded, resulting in second degrees burns to his arms and neck. He was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
| 2017-01-14 | Denver | Colorado | BROWN PALACE HOTEL | Head and trunk | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cooking at the stove. A small pan of hot oil was on a ledge above the stove. The employee reached up for the pan of hot oil and knocked it over. The hot oil spilled onto her chin and chest resulting in burns. | |||||
| 2017-01-13 | Revere | Massachusett | New England Confectionery Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cleaning a cooking kettle when boiling water splashed onto him. He received second degree burns to the torso, right arm and leg. | |||||
| 2016-08-17 | Point Clear | Alabama | Grand Hotel Marriott Resort & Spa | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was cooking scallops in the kitchen when hot grease contacted her arm and hand, causing second degree burns and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Springfield | Ohio | Eat'N Park | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Am employee was walking by a steam cooking kettle and slipped on the water that was on the floor, breaking the hip and bruising the wrist. | |||||
| 2016-06-20 | Boston | Massachusett | Tavistock Restaurants | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| An employee received second and third degree burns to the left hand and wrist while cooking a piece of fish. | |||||
| 2016-05-24 | Bakerhill | Alabama | Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working at a tank in the fryer room when cooking oil and water mixed, causing a reaction that created pressure and made the lid come off the tank. The employee's right-side body was burned by the oil and water overflow. | |||||
| 2016-02-29 | Bartlesville | Oklahoma | Hal Smith Holdings | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pouring used cooking oil into a disposal receptacle. The oil was not sufficiently cool and as it was being transferred, it splashed on the employee's face and shoulder resulting in burns that required overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-12-01 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | A & R HOOD CLEANING | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning a restaurant cooking flue when he fell from the roof to the ground, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-09-20 | Diberville | Mississippi | Thunelius, Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at approximately 11:15 AM, an employee was walking down the cooking galley carrying a 10 pound bag of bacon. He slipped and fell, landing on his buttocks. During his fall he reached out and grabbed a hot fryer full of hot grease to try and break/prevent his fall. The hot grease caused second degree burns to his left hand and arm. | |||||
| 2015-09-18 | El Paso | Texas | Wing Daddy's Sauce House | Face | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was cooking food and suffered burns to the face due to a grease fire. | |||||
| 2015-09-08 | Washington | District Of | Sodexo | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pushing a deep fryer back into place after cleaning behind it. One of the fryer wheels became caught when a loose drain cover on the floor shifted. The fryer and employee fell, and the hot cooking oil in the fryer spilled onto the floor and onto the employee. He received 3rd degree burns on his right hand and on both legs from the knees down. | |||||
| 2015-09-06 | Atlantic City | New Jersey | Bally's Park Place Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee cooking in the kitchen opened a pot that was on the stove. The liquid spilled on the employee, burning their wrist and feet. | |||||
| 2015-09-03 | Waltham | Massachusett | Sodexo, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was preparing rice for the Brandeis University catering service. When the rice was finished cooking, the employee pulled the hotel pan out of the cooker. The residual water left over from the cooking process splashed out of the pan and onto the employee's lower right arm, causing second degree burns. | |||||
| 2015-08-31 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Eat n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was being trained on the fryer grill when a can of cooking spray that was left on top of a char-broiler exploded. The employee was burned and hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2015-06-16 | Ridgeland | Mississippi | Wendy's | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee knocked a can of cooking spray into a deep fryer. The can of cooking spray exploded and the employee received 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his arms, chest, and face. | |||||
| 2015-05-10 | Grovetown | Georgia | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Leg(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
| An employee was emptying a fryer and spilled hot cooking oil on the legs of a second employee. The second employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-05-03 | Dfw Airport | Texas | LSG Skychefs | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee in the hot food processing area had an aerosol can of cooking spray (an industrial size can of "Pam") that was placed next to a burner. Approximately 1 to 1/2 hours later, the aerosol can exploded and ignited into a fire ball. The employee received first and second degree burns on the hands and neck, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-01-13 | Pascagoula | Mississippi | Krystal Company | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was burned while cleaning a cooking griddle. | |||||