# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Stowe CO, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032364` · 3/15/2024 · PUEBLO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Propane tanks and cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Stowe CO, LLC
- **Location:** 4131 Interstate 25 North, Exit 108, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81008
- **NAICS:** 721211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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