{"id":852283,"date":"2026-06-08T06:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/852283\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:15:49","slug":"yuba-city-mcdonalds-boss-rushed-to-icu-with-horrific-injuries-after-colleague-threw-scorching-hot-oil-over-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/852283\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuba City McDonald\u2019s boss rushed to ICU with horrific injuries after colleague threw scorching hot oil over him"},"content":{"rendered":"

A McDonald\u2019s manager in Yuba City was rushed to the ICU with horrific burns after a co-worker allegedly threw scorching hot oil on him following their shift.<\/p>\n

Jacob Smith, 20, suffered third-degree burns<\/a> to his face, neck, hands and shoulders and is receiving specialized treatment at UC Davis Medical Center.<\/p>\n

\"Jacob<\/p>\n

Jacob Smith suffered third-degree burns to his face, neck, hands and shoulders and
is receiving specialized treatment at UC Davis Medical Center. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police said the attack happened May 30 when Smith\u2019s co-worker, 23-year-old Jalani Bluett, allegedly threw hot oil on him after the pair finished work. Sutter County Sheriff<\/p>\n

Police said the attack happened May 30 when Smith\u2019s co-worker, 23-year-old Jalani Bluett, is accused of attacking him.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, Bluett was reported missing before authorities located him days later and took him into custody, according to CBS News.<\/a><\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s mother, Amber Smith, said her son, a manager at the restaurant, is engaged and working hard to build a life for himself.<\/p>\n

While he faces a long road to recovery<\/a> and remains in significant pain, she said he has stayed remarkably positive through the ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son has an amazing spirit and in the midst of all of this has been positive and trying to make us feel better,\u201d Amber Smith said.<\/p>\n

\"Smith\u2019s<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s mother, Amber Smith, said her son, a manager at the restaurant, is engaged and working hard to build a life for himself. Courtesy of Amber Smith<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just so random of a thing, he\u2019s a really good kid and it\u2019s not just because he\u2019s my son, he\u2019s just a really good kid and has a good positive spirit about him.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the family has been overwhelmed by the community\u2019s support as Smith continues his recovery. To help cover expenses, the family has launched a GoFundMe<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n

\"To<\/p>\n

To help cover expenses, the family has launched a GoFundMe campaign. Facebook\/@amber.smith.3367<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old is expected to undergo additional surgeries next week, including a skin graft procedure. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

\u201cAs his mother, it broke my heart when he looked at me and said, \u2018Why would he do this to me?\u2019 I want to help him not have to worry about day-to-day finances and how to make ends meet, but instead be able to focus on his recovery,\u201d Amber Smith wrote.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old is expected to undergo additional surgeries next week, including a skin graft procedure.<\/p>\n

Bluett was booked into the Sutter County Jail and is facing a charge of battery causing serious bodily injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A McDonald\u2019s manager in Yuba City was rushed to the ICU with horrific burns after a co-worker allegedly…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":852284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[42800,64,226686,348120,348121,348119,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-852283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-amber-smith","tag-business","tag-jacob-smith","tag-jalani-bluett","tag-scorching-hot","tag-uc-davis-medical-center","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116713025437565277","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}