MikeisNissan
08-12-2008, 10:16 PM
Tue Aug 12, 8:08 PM ET
XENIA, Ohio - Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it has parted ways with an employee who was recorded taking a soapy bath in the restaurant's utility sink. The nearly four-minute video, which was posted Thursday on MySpace.com (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_fe_st/storytext/odd_fast_food_worker_bath/28578391/SIG=10k45jclt/*http://MySpace.com), shows the unidentified employee taking the bath to celebrate his birthday.
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The worker, who refers to himself as "Mr. Unstable," appears to be naked.
Burger King spokeswoman Denise Wilson said two employees involved in the incident were fired and another quit. She declined to identify the employees or say whether the man who took the bath quit or was fired.
The sink is used to clean large pieces of equipment, said Greene Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell. Bacteria or viruses on the skin could have potentially contaminated equipment, but there have been no reports of any customers becoming ill.
McDonnell said he dispatched an inspector to the restaurant, but at that point the restaurant had sterilized the sink.
Miami-based Burger King, the nation's No. 2 hamburger chain, said in a statement that it also disposed of all kitchen tools and utensils used in the incident and is retraining the staff in health and sanitation procedures.
Xenia is about 15 miles east of Dayton.
XENIA, Ohio - Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it has parted ways with an employee who was recorded taking a soapy bath in the restaurant's utility sink. The nearly four-minute video, which was posted Thursday on MySpace.com (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_fe_st/storytext/odd_fast_food_worker_bath/28578391/SIG=10k45jclt/*http://MySpace.com), shows the unidentified employee taking the bath to celebrate his birthday.
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The worker, who refers to himself as "Mr. Unstable," appears to be naked.
Burger King spokeswoman Denise Wilson said two employees involved in the incident were fired and another quit. She declined to identify the employees or say whether the man who took the bath quit or was fired.
The sink is used to clean large pieces of equipment, said Greene Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell. Bacteria or viruses on the skin could have potentially contaminated equipment, but there have been no reports of any customers becoming ill.
McDonnell said he dispatched an inspector to the restaurant, but at that point the restaurant had sterilized the sink.
Miami-based Burger King, the nation's No. 2 hamburger chain, said in a statement that it also disposed of all kitchen tools and utensils used in the incident and is retraining the staff in health and sanitation procedures.
Xenia is about 15 miles east of Dayton.