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Our objective was to compare burn patients with work-related isolated lower extremity burn injuries (w-ILEBI) and patients with nonwork-related isolated lower extremity burn injuries (nw-ILEBI). Sixty-four (15.7%) of 407 patients (16\u201392 years) were in the w-ILEBI cohort. The most extensive burn wounds were among patients in the fire-flame group with a median total body surface area percent (%TBSA) of 27.0 (interquartile range = 11.0%\u201345.0%). While 50 (76.9%) patients in the electrical group had full-thickness burns, 99 (60%) of the cases in the scald group had superficial partial-thickness burns. Blood and wound sample cultures were positive in 42 (29.4%) patients in the fire-flame group. Approximately one-third of patients in the fire-flame\/electrical group required escharotomy\/fasciotomy procedures, only one (0.6%) case in the scald group, and none in the chemical\/contact groups. Thirty-three (51%) of the patients in the electrical group underwent skin grafting, but 14 (21.5%) required amputations. The highest mortality was detected in 27 (18.9%) patients in the fire-flame group. This study revealed several differences in clinical characteristics of isolated lower extremity burn injuries (ILEBI): burn mechanism and depth, total body surface area percent (%TBSA), infection, surgery requirements, laterality, and mortality. 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