Sink bath lands Burger King in hot water

Published: Aug. 12, 2008 at 2:57 PM
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XENIA, Ohio, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Health officials said they are investigating employees of a Xenia, Ohio, Burger King after a video posted online showed a worker taking a bath in a store sink.

Greene County Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell said the four-minute video, posted on social networking site MySpace, showed a nude employee -- who identified himself in the video only as Mr. Unstable -- taking a bubble bath in a large stainless steel sink while several of his fellow employees, including a store manager, looked on, WDTN-TV, Dayton, Ohio, reported Tuesday.

"My first thought was oh my god," McDonnell said.

He said health department staff sent to investigate the restaurant found Burger King managers had taken some steps to clean up after the incident, including sanitizing the sink twice and disposing of all utensils that had been in the bath with the man.

Managers at the Burger King said all of the employees involved have been fired.

"Additionally, the remaining staff at this restaurant is being retrained in health and sanitation procedures," a Burger King corporate representative said.

McDonnell said the department does not plan to levy any fines, but he is working with prosecutors to determine whether any criminal charges will be filed.

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