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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