Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bureau of Land Management, Resource Benefit Fire, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87505
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was fighting a fire in a remote area. The employee had an extra drip torch, which had leaked fuel. The residual fuel caught on fire, and the employee sustained second degree burns on the back of the arm, above the left elbow in the triceps area, as well as burns around both legs/sock areas.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified