# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTRO, INC
> OSHA SIR `2024076263` · 7/11/2024 · DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressurized kegs and cans
- **Secondary source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTRO, INC
- **Location:** 420 East Atlantic Avenue, DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 33483
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were standing next to each other at a restaurant (one organizing chairs, the other waiting to open the restaurant) when a 16- to 20-ounce spray bottle of cooking oil overheated and exploded. Both employees were burned.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*