OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970921
BURN,GLOVE,COOKER,HOT COOKING OIL,SKIN,ARM
Event description
Employee's lower arm burned by hot oil
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on May 23, 1989, Employee #1 was attempting to change en to the hospital, where he was treated and released. the oil in a deep fat fryer. Before the oil can be changed, the heating element must be raised and locked in the rear position. While Employee #1 was lifting t he heating element, a drop of hot oil landed on his right arm, causing him to dr op the heating element on his left arm with enough force to cause it to be subme rged in the 350 degrees Fahrenheit oil and to fill his glove with the hot oil. T he employee was wearing protective gauntlet gloves on both hands; however, becau se of the angle of his right arm when raising the heating element, the hot oil d rop landed on the exposed skin on his bicep muscle. He was packed in ice and tak
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 17 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 17
- Occupation code
- 439
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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