# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at US Fish and Wildlife
> OSHA SIR `2024021863` · 2/29/2024 · VALENTINE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Forest fire or wildfire
- **Source:** Plants, trees, vegetation  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** US Fish and Wildlife
- **Location:** 39679 Pony Lake Rd, VALENTINE, NEBRASKA, 69201
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cutting a fence to gain access to flank a fire, the wind shifted and blew the fire toward the flanking unit. An employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to the face and hands.

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