Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Forest Service
Start: 10/10/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109537 · 10/10/2016 · U.S. Forest Service

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: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary source: Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service
Location: 2150 Centre Ave. Building E, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 80526
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 10/10/16, employees started a prescribed fire in a national forest to help the vegetation in the area. One employee was refueling a chainsaw to cut trees. When he uncapped the fuel tank, the hot oil boiled out of the tank and onto his right wrist, right arm, and belly, causing second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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