Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Forest Service
Start: 7/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077436 · 7/21/2019 · U.S. Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Forest or brush fire
Source: Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service
Location: 8375 State Route 179, SEDONA, ARIZONA, 86351
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

During a brush fire, an employee was spraying water on a hot spot. The employee stepped on hot ash which collapsed and he fell into a pit of hot ash. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on the legs, arms, and hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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