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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

5 hospitalizations · 2021076035 · 7/22/2021 · US Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized
5
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
US Forest Service
Location
Devils Creek Wildland Fire, WINNETT, MONTANA, 59087
NAICS
922160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were fighting wildfires when the wind changed and blew the fire back onto the firefighters. The employees sustained multiple burn injuries and one firefighter was run over by a UTV while trying to escape the flames.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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