# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at US Forest Service Pikes Peak
> OSHA SIR `2021108722` · 10/9/2021 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Forest Service Pikes Peak
- **Location:** 601 S. Weber Street, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## 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.

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