Incident date: 2024-03-15
NAICS industry code: 721211

A maintenance employee was helping a camper light a propane stove and the 5-pound, attached propane bottle exploded causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's left hand and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Propane tanks and cylinders
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate