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Thermal burns second degree

1 hospitalization · 2024032541 · 3/21/2024 · U.S. Dept of Agriculture

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event
Forest fire or wildfire
Source
Plants, trees, vegetation unspecified
Secondary source
Other plants, vegetation

Employer

Name
U.S. Dept of Agriculture
Location
1 Mile Inside the Aiken Barricade, NEW ELLENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29809
NAICS
921190
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was managing a prescribed burn when the fire behavior increased and he retreated to the road. His tool and foot got entangled in vines which slowed his retreat, and the fire encased his route back to the road. This resulted in blistering and second-degree burns to both elbows, both knees, the back of one thigh, the inner thigh, and his nose.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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