# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2017065313` · 6/10/2017 · CRAIG, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Forest Service
- **Location:** Temple Fire, CRAIG, COLORADO, 81625
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to remove trees during a fire when the fuel cap came off the chainsaw. Fuel spilled onto the employee and ignited, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's thighs and buttocks.

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