Welches, OR —
OSHA Injury Report: Mt. Hood Oregon Resort
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mt. Hood Oregon Resort in Welches, OR 97067 resulted in days away from work. Employee was chef in hotels (except casino hotels) with golf courses, tennis courts, and/or other health spa facilities (i.e., resorts).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mt. Hood Oregon Resort
- Parent company
- Stanford Oregon Hotel LLC
- Street
- 68010 E Fairway Ave
- City
- Welches
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97067
- On-site location
- West Kitchen Line
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
The facility had a power outage in the morning causing equipment resets. The broiler was one of the appliances affected by that outage. He was checking the broiler to see why it was not lit because it was needed to cook a regular menu item. This included turning the gas on and off and looking inside of the appliance.
What happened
The employee went to the broiler and turned on the propane. He then went and retrieved the butane torch used to finish hot dishes (e.g. melting cheese candy sugar etc.) He then looked into the broiler and brought the lit torch to the front of the opening at which time a fireball shot forward injuring the employee. He then turned extinguished the torch wiped his face and went to the staff bathroom to apply cold water.
Injury or illness
He was diagnosed with first and second degree burns on his face and arms at the emergency room.
Object or substance involved
A propane bubble in front of the broiler ignited when it came in contact with the lit butane torch.
Summary line
First and Second degree burns of face and arms
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chef
- SOC code
- 35-1011 — Chefs and Head Cooks
- NAICS code
- 721110 — Hotels (except casino hotels) with golf courses, tennis courts, and/or other health spa facilities (i.e., resorts)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 40
- Total hours worked
- 91695
- EIN
- 475562131
- Establishment ID
- 1073396
- Employer case #
- 20231227DD
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 12:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:50:00.000
- Submitted
- 13JAN24:01:14:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.