Forest fire or wildfire · Thermal burns second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Dept of Agriculture, 1 Mile Inside the Aiken Barricade, NEW ELLENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29809
on , Thermal burns second degree, affecting the multiple body parts n.e.c..
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Final 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.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts n.e.c.Plants, trees, vegetation unspecified