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If you ever happen to have to clean a popcorn machine...
13 years ago
My body moves, goes where I will. But though I try, my heart stays still.
make sure you double-check that the kettle is off, lest your hand end up like this:
http://i49.tinypic.com/zycxv6.jpg
Yep, them's 2nd degree burns under those bandages.
A coworker of mine was a bit careless. Just after I came in for a third shift, in the hour before the doors get locked before I get left there by myself, he decided to take it upon himself to clean out the popcorn machine (which is a third shift job, IE one of my nightly duties). Well, he turned off the warmer light that keeps the popcorn warm, but for some reason turned on the kettle. If you're familiar with a popcorn machine, then you know the kettle should only ever be on for like, the two minutes it takes to make popcorn, and isn't something that should ever just be idly running.
A few hours into my shift, I saw the the kettle was closed and went to check to see if the inside still needed to be wiped out. I couldn't hear the machine running over the incredibly loud slushie machine kicking on. I put my hand up to open it up and, well, it was rather hot.
So yeah, I managed to burn the crap out of my hand, had to go through a ton of injury report paperwork, go see a Meijer-approved doctor, all that good stuff.
It's not too bad though. Got some kind of special burn ointment from the drug store, I've just gotta re-apply and rebandage it twice a day for a week or so and it should clear up. Might be a scar or two, but it wouldn't be the first scar I've ever had on my hand.
Speaking of third shifts, the other person who works third shifts at the gas station broke her foot, so I've been on five third shifts a week for a while and will be for the next several weeks or so. It's been wreaking havoc on my sleep cycle (not that I had much of one to begin with)
http://i49.tinypic.com/zycxv6.jpg
Yep, them's 2nd degree burns under those bandages.
A coworker of mine was a bit careless. Just after I came in for a third shift, in the hour before the doors get locked before I get left there by myself, he decided to take it upon himself to clean out the popcorn machine (which is a third shift job, IE one of my nightly duties). Well, he turned off the warmer light that keeps the popcorn warm, but for some reason turned on the kettle. If you're familiar with a popcorn machine, then you know the kettle should only ever be on for like, the two minutes it takes to make popcorn, and isn't something that should ever just be idly running.
A few hours into my shift, I saw the the kettle was closed and went to check to see if the inside still needed to be wiped out. I couldn't hear the machine running over the incredibly loud slushie machine kicking on. I put my hand up to open it up and, well, it was rather hot.
So yeah, I managed to burn the crap out of my hand, had to go through a ton of injury report paperwork, go see a Meijer-approved doctor, all that good stuff.
It's not too bad though. Got some kind of special burn ointment from the drug store, I've just gotta re-apply and rebandage it twice a day for a week or so and it should clear up. Might be a scar or two, but it wouldn't be the first scar I've ever had on my hand.
Speaking of third shifts, the other person who works third shifts at the gas station broke her foot, so I've been on five third shifts a week for a while and will be for the next several weeks or so. It's been wreaking havoc on my sleep cycle (not that I had much of one to begin with)
