Industry Summary
The Caterers industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 161,927 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 167,377, an increase of 3.37%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Special Food Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Francisco, CA after learning of an incident at Avatar Foods International, Inc. which had occured on Thursday, May 18th 2017. A 40 year old man working as a manager was injured on the job when the two employees sustain second degree burns while starting a p
Accident Date2017-05-18
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:00 p.m. on May 18, 2017, two employees were starting a propane fueled deep fryer. The two employees sustained second degree burns.
OSHA investigators arrived in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Avatar Foods International, Inc. which had occured on Thursday, May 18th 2017. A 40 year old manager had been injured when the two employees sustain second degree burns while starting a p
Accident Date2017-05-18
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:00 p.m. on May 18, 2017, two employees were starting a propane fueled deep fryer. The two employees sustained second degree burns.
OSHA investigators arrived in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Avatar Foods International, Inc.. A 50 year old Cook had been injured when the two employees sustain second degree burns while starting a p
Accident Date2017-05-18
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:00 p.m. on May 18, 2017, two employees were starting a propane fueled deep fryer. The two employees sustained second degree burns.