U.S. Forest Service
Forest or brush fire — Blisters — POLSON, MONTANA
| Employer | U.S. Forest Service | Report ID | 2022087177 |
| Address | Elmo Fire | City, State ZIP | POLSON, MONTANA 59860 |
| Event Date | August 13, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Blisters | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Forest or brush fire | Source of Injury | Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.73000, -114.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A blister on a wildland firefighter's hand became infected. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 13, 2022, a worker at U.S. Forest Service in POLSON, MONTANA suffered blisters to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as forest or brush fire, with trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c. 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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