Covid-19 OSHA Complaint, Burger King, 8030 Van Nuys Blvd., PANORAMA CITY, CA, 91402, USA
3 years ago
The heat in the restaurant is unbearable mostly in the kitchen. The temperature inside the kitchen ranges from 90-95 F, and employees are not able to work properly. They can't breathe. Some of them having to puke due to the heat. On top of that, everyone must
use a mask to prevent the COVID-19, however, our employer knowing that people in the kitchen can't breathe, she does not get the air conditioning fixed. We as employees have told her multiple times about it. Sometimes, we go inside the freezer to cool down and that shouldn't happen. On the other hand, the manager's office has two air conditioning filters, which are not connected to the ones in the kitchen. She wears a sweater because her A/C is working properly while the employees are sweating under their masks. There are 20 employees being exposed to this hazard without counting the 3 managers because they are always in their office. I have a respiratory condition called chronic adenoiditis and I am worried about my health. I become dizzy, my nose bleeds and I experience horrible headaches due to the heat. Other coworkers have high pressure and they are middle age. We are all scared but we don't have our employer to take retaliation against us in the middle of a pandemic. CCR T8, 5142(a)/ The air condition inside Burger King is not working to help cool down the restaurant, especially when the kitchen temperature can get 90 - 95F. Employees feel nauseous and dizzy because of the high temperatures inside the restaurant and kitchen area.
Alleged Hazards: 1,
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-07-30 | Symptoms: Sweating, Dizziness, Headache
Alleged Hazards: 1,
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-07-30 | Symptoms: Sweating, Dizziness, Headache
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