# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at K P Kauffman Co
> OSHA SIR `2024087059` · 8/2/2024 · WALDEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion  unspecified
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Flammable gas  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** K P Kauffman Co
- **Location:** 0.12 miles north of intersection of CR 12J and 12E, WALDEN, COLORADO, 80480
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was plugging an air compressor into an outlet in a shed when it emitted a spark that ignited gas that had accumulated in the shed. The shed housed oil and gas equipment that may have leaked gas and a propane storage tank and fuel line that may have leaked. This resulted in a fire and explosion that caused burns to the employee's face, hands, and torso.

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