Lawyers for a Bessemer woman said she “suffered serious and substantial bodily injuries” as a result of using a pressure cooker.

Michael Johnson, Adam Kress and Anna Rick of Johnson/Becker filed the suit March 14 on behalf of Delia Ann McGee in U.S. District Court for Alabama’s Northern District.

The suit, against Instant Brands, alleges that McGee sustained the injuries while using the company’s Instant Pot IP-LUX Electric Pressure Cooker on March 21, 2021.

Efforts to reach Instant Brands for comment did not receive an immediate response.

The injuries came because the cooker’s lid can be rotated and opened while the pressure cooker is still under pressure, which allowed the food inside “to be forcefully ejected from the pressure cooker and onto” McGee, the suit contends.

The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

Johnson/Becker has represented over 700 clients in pressure cooker lawsuits across the country, according to the firm.