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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2021043097 · 4/13/2021 · USDA Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
Secondary source
Fire, flame

Employer

Name
USDA Forest Service
Location
Clear Creek Prescribed Fire, Ruby Valley, SHERIDAN, MONTANA, 59749
NAICS
921190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing forestry-related burning operations. He had one burn torch in his hand and another attached to his fire line pack. The second torch failed; fuel got free of the drip torch and was ignited by the open flames. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the backs of his legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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