US Forest Service Pikes Peak
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado
| Employer | US Forest Service Pikes Peak |
| Address | 601 S. Weber Street |
| City, State ZIP | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado 80903 |
| Report ID | 2021108722 |
| Event Date | October 9, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 922160 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.82523, -104.82018 |
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Incident Narrative
A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.
Incident Summary
On October 9, 2021, a worker at US Forest Service Pikes Peak in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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