# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Refuse Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024031950` · 3/3/2024 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Containers  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Refuse Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 6072 US HWY 98, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39402
- **NAICS:** 238330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee started a piece of equipment that was in a container with a propane leak. When the equipment started, it ignited the propane in the container and caused an explosion, burning the employee.

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