OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426869

WNK FOODS, INC.

RIALTO, CA· 2021-12-04T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Cleaning, Cook, Cooker, Face, Food Handling, Glove, High Temperature, Hot Cooking Oil, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Skin, Splashed
NAICS: 722511
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345721948
Employer profile: WNK FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221426869
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee burns face when splashed while cleaning hot oil fry

Investigation abstract

At 3:39 p.m. on December 4, 2021, an employee was working as a crew member at a fast-food restaurant cleaning a food cooker (fryer). The employee was working alongside coworkers including the Manager at the time. The employee was cleaning the access oil droplets off the outer flat surface of the fryer and was not wearing any gloves. As the employee was cleaning the surface, he pulled his hand out of area near the hot oil when some of the oil splashed on his face. The employee burned his face requiring first-aid treatment onsite. The fire department responded to the work site, but the employee declined being transferred to the hospital or a clinic and did not require further treatment.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
873

Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.