A takeaway in Leeds has been hit with a £10,000 fine after a worker suffered horrific burns when he was covered with scalding oil from a deep fat fryer.
Yorkshire Fried Chicken in Beeston was prosecuted after the man was left with injuries so severe he spent four weeks in a burns unit and needed extensive skin grafts to the left side of his body.
A hearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court heard that following the incident shop owner Shazad Bashir told staff not to call an ambulance and tried to convince his employee to say he had sustained his injuries at home.
Mr Bashir admitted breaching health and safety regulations and was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months.
As well as the £10,000 fine, his company will also have to pay £5,000 costs plus a £150 victim surcharge.
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