XENIA, Ohio — Restaurants typically post the rule: "Employees must wash hands before returning to work."

But this is taking it too far.

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A video posted on Myspace.com shows an employee of the Burger King in Xenia taking a bath in a kitchen sink as other employees look on or continue working.

"It's my birthday and I'm taking a bath in the sink at Burger King," the laughing, tattooed worker tells the camera. "Somebody bring me a beer!"

Greene County Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell is not amused.

"It's a sophomoric, childish stunt," McDonnell said Tuesday. "The biggest problem we had with it was the potential for food equipment contamination."

Burger King spokeswoman Denise Wilson said, "All employees associated with the video no longer work with the company."

The company released a statement saying it was cooperating with the health department and was retraining staffers in health and sanitation procedures.

The Dayton Daily News attempted to e-mail the worker through his Myspace page.

The response: "I'm Watching Ninja Turtles, Try back later."

He posted this comment with a link to WHIO Channel 7's report on his Burger King bath: "My Dumb Butt on the news...LOL."

He calls himself Mr.UNSTBL3, lists his residence as Xenia and his age as 108. His profile photo shows someone dressed as Burger King, but with a demonic twist.

McDonnell said someone e-mailed the video, shot Aug. 7, to the health department on Monday. The health department responded immediately, he said, but issued no citations because it found that Burger King had already taken corrective action.

"They had already discarded about $10,000 worth of equipment and completely sterilized the sink twice," McDonnell said. "That's encouraging. We just hope no one else follows through with (a behavior) similarly bizarre."