Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million in damages

[Diamond_Dog]

Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million in damages after can ‘exploded into a fireball’

https://apnews.com/article/pam-spray-fire-burn-conagra-lawsuit-swell-536d629af220f359a51b164bf3b873eb

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was badly injured in 2017 when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.

The verdict, issued Monday in favor of Tammy Reese of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, is the first of numerous other cases from burn victims across the country with similar stories citing accidents that occurred with Conagra-made cooking spray brands, including its popular grocery store brand Pam.

Reese was working at a social club kitchen in May 2017 when “suddenly and without warning” a can of Swell cooking spray “exploded into a fireball, causing burns and injuries,” according to a lawsuit filed on her behalf. She suffered deep second-degree burns on her head, face, arms and hands, and scar tissue continues to constrict her movement six years later, according to one of her lawyers, Craig Smith.

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This is something I use all the time. Holy cow….

[IA8IT]

1. Sitting on a shelf 18 inches above stove??? No No No

[Marthe48]

2. I try to be careful when I am in the kitchen

If I use cooking spray oil, I use it on cold pans. Just to keep it fresh longer, I store it in a cool place away from the stove.

It would be horrible to be burned like that. The victims deserve every penny.

[Warpy]

3. Sounds like they tried to do the container on the cheap

and I have to wonder about the propellant, also. Those injuries sound devastating.

Still, you're going to have to pry my cooking spray out of my arthritic claws and I will give you an argument. There is nothing better for quickly greasing up some muffin tins or bread pans. It lives on the back of my sink, far away from the heat of the stove, but easy to grab when I need it. It's an off brand in a very hefty can with enough CO2 propellant to do the job but not overspray onto the floor where I could break my neck on it.. Best oif all, NO CANOLA.

[Wonder Why]

4. We found a better solution. A refillable bottle designed to spray cooking oil after pumping the container

a few times by pressing on the cover. We use olive oil but it works with whatever you desire. No explosives or chemicals and the glass container allows you to see the oil level. Called Misto or something like that. Been using it for 8 months. She was hesitant at first but uses it all the time now.

[kozar]

8. For years,

I have gone to the “dollar store” , to the hair aisle, and buy a small, trigger activated spray bottle. Wash it well and refill with oil as needed.
Now I use 2 bottles that are right next to salt and pepper, 1 is canola, the other has olive oil.
Worst that could happen, the bottle melts.

Koz

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. I have no idea what a cooking spray is.

Boy, do I lead a sheltered life.

And yeah, I cannot begin to imagine storing something like that above the stove.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. A cooking spray is cooking oil in a spray can

You spray it on casserole dishes or baking pans, etc. so that food doesn’t stick. A good example is “Pam”.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Thank you.

I usually just use a small amount of butter or some oil if I think it's needed.
a coo
I wonder just what chemicals are in the cooking spray.