Shocking details about workplace safety at McDonalds in the United States were made public by the U.S. group Fight for $15. Employees have to handle hot oil and grills in an \"irresponsible manner,\" the group said. 79% of fast-food employees have been burned at least once in the course of their work - and at McDonalds in particular, they have been advised to use questionable methods of treatment.<\/p>\n
Matisse Campbell, an employee at McDonald's in Philadelphia, reported that one of his co-workers suffered a severe burn while disposing of hot oil. His manager advised him to smear mayonnaise on the wound - because: \"Our first aid kit is just an empty box,\" says Campbell.<\/p>\n
Brittney Berry, who has worked at McDonald's in Chicago since 2011, slipped on the wet floor and landed with her arm on a hot grill. Her supervisor's idea was to treat the burn with mustard - Berry then had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance and suffers from nerve damage in her arm to this day.<\/p>\n
Now, 28 McDonalds employees from 19 different U.S. cities have filed a complaint against the fast-food giant with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The workers complain that many of the accidents only occur because the pressure at work is extremely high - and that at the same time there are hardly any first aid materials available.<\/p>\n
McDonalds is defending itself against the complaints - in its opinion, the activists from Fight for $15 want to harm the corporation: \"These complaints are part of a larger strategy by activists to attack our brand and are solely aimed at generating a large media response.\"<\/p>\n
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation. McDonalds faces heavy fines - up to US$ 70,000 per case.<\/p>\n
\n\"My supervisor advised me to treat my burn with mayonnaise,\" McDonalds employee Brittney Berry says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n