VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.

Flash fire — Thermal burns degree unspecified — BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC. in BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado
Employer VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.
Address 1599 Ski Hill Rd
City, State ZIP BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado 80424
Report ID 2025076650
Event Date July 9, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified
Body Part Neck and upper extremities
Event Type Flash fire
Source of Injury Flammable gas unspecified
Secondary Source Cooking and food-warming machinery except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 713920
GPS Coordinates 39.48111, -106.06657

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Incident Narrative

An employee was kneeling, lighting the pilot for a gas range, when gas that had leaked from a quick coupler at the back of the range ignited. The employee suffered serious burns to both arms and her neck.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2025, a worker at VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC. in BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the neck and upper extremities. The incident was classified as flash fire, with flammable gas unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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