Woman sues Kennywood, says cheese from Potato Patch fries burned her hand
A Mt. Lebanon woman is suing Kennywood, alleging that she got second-degree burns after the hot cheese from her Potato Patch fries dripped onto her hand.
Charmaine Charles Halsel said she was at the park around 5:45 p.m. on July 2, 2022, when she ordered the famous fries.
When the employee handed Halsel the fries, the complaint said, the cheese dripped onto her right hand, severely burning her skin.
The complaint, filed Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, alleges negligence, and said that the Potato Patch should not have been serving food too hot for human consumption.
Halsel alleges she suffered second-degree burns, blistering and permanent scarring.
A message left for a Kennywood spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2020 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of “Death by Cyanide.” She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.
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