Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Spring Mountain NRA
Start: 5/25/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053140 · 5/25/2015 · U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Spring Mountain NRA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Spring Mountain NRA
Location: Willow Peak Fire, COLD CREEK, NEVADA, 89124
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a chain saw while "bucking" logs at a small (1/10 acre) forest fire. The employee suffered second and third degree burns on the arms, neck and face when the chain saw failed/exploded/flashed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown