Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION
Start: 9/7/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096496 · 9/7/2015 · U.S. FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION

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: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fire, flame
Secondary source: Logs

Employer

Name: U.S. FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION
Location: 1839 South Newcomb Street, PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, 93257
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A firefighter was cutting line with the crew around spot fires in very steep terrain. A burning log rolled on top of the firefighter pinning him to the burning ground. The firefighter could not remove the log and neither could a crew member who tried to assist. The firefighter suffered second degree burns to 23 percent of his back and third degree burns to seven percent of his right shoulder, chest, stomach and back of legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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