# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2019077436` · 7/21/2019 · SEDONA, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Forest or brush fire
- **Source:** Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Forest Service
- **Location:** 8375 State Route 179, SEDONA, ARIZONA, 86351
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

During a brush fire, an employee was spraying water on a hot spot. The employee stepped on hot ash which collapsed and he fell into a pit of hot ash. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on the legs, arms, and hands.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*