US Forest Service
Forest or brush fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WINNETT, MONTANA
| Employer | US Forest Service | Report ID | 2021076035 |
| Address | Devils Creek Wildland Fire | City, State ZIP | WINNETT, MONTANA 59087 |
| Event Date | July 22, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Forest or brush fire | Source of Injury | Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 922160 | Inspection # | 1547136 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.00000, -108.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were fighting wildfires when the wind changed and blew the fire back onto the firefighters. The employees sustained multiple burn injuries and one firefighter was run over by a UTV while trying to escape the flames.
Incident Summary
On July 22, 2021, a worker at US Forest Service in WINNETT, MONTANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as forest or brush fire, with plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 11 severe injury reports involving "Forest or brush fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Forest or brush fire injuries.
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