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Apalachicola National Forest Prescribed Fire Burn Injury 2023

  • Location:

    Florida
  • Date:

    02/14/2023
  • Incident Type:

    Burn Injury
  • Description:

    A crewmember was burning out around an aviary when the employee became entangled in a briar bush long enough to receive a burn to the leg from the drip torch spilling onto their pants. The crewmember received a palm-sized (2nd degree) burn to the lower left leg. The crewmember was transported to a hospital, treated and released with a burn center evaluation scheduled as a follow-up. 

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Prescribed Fire, Firing