Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at US Forest Service Pikes Peak
Start: 10/9/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108722 · 10/9/2021 · US Forest Service Pikes Peak

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Forest Service Pikes Peak
Location: 601 S. Weber Street, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
NAICS: 922160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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