The worst burn I got was one when one of the breakfast cooks was mopping infront of the flat-top grill (before I was smart enough to buy slip proof shoes) I slipped and my first reaction was to catch my self. I put my hand down on thw 375 degree flat-top. Immediately I cooled it under cold water and finished my shift having to stop to cool my hand to ease the pain. On my way home the pain got so intense that I was yelling every cuss word I could think of. When I got home my wife forced me to go to the emergency room. After I sat there for seven hours finally a doctor came to look at it. All they did was put anti-botic cream and a bandage on it. I already did that. The gave me a pain reliever and a perscription. The pain was gone in about 45 min. and the next day I had no pain, so I didn't need the perscription. 7 hrs and a bunch of the companies money well waisted.
Cuts and burns are just part of the territory. Even the most experienced chef's get them. 99.9% are minor and with first aid training you will figure out the best way for you to heal quickly.
The worst week I had for accidents I had was the week I went from being an hourly employee to an overworked salaried manager. First was Mother's day (busiest day of the year) 5 min after punching in I had to dice some peppers on the fly and the knife was dull. There goes the tip of my finger. Taped it up and got back to work. The rest of the week went downhill from there.Three burns (one on my forehead don't ask) a couple minor cuts and a bruised chest from clipping the corner of the wall while carrying a sheet pan at chest level. I just needed a little time for my body to adjust from basically doubling the amount of hours I worked a week. And since then all injuries have been very minor.  |