Amerigas Propane, Limited Partnership
Contact with cold objects or substances — Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified — NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Amerigas Propane, Limited Partnership | Report ID | 2025076851 |
| Address | 300 N Mitchell Road | City, State ZIP | NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS 60542 |
| Event Date | July 15, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Contact with cold objects or substances | Source of Injury | Propane |
| Secondary Source | Tanker trucks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 454310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.80000, -88.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was filling a motor fuel cylinder from a bobtail. When he opened the handle on the fill nozzle it popped off the filler valve and pushed him back into a rack where he struck his head on a cylinder cage. He sustained a laceration to the back left side of his head. While working to wrestle the hose to the ground, he sustained burns from liquid propane on the right side of his chest and right arm, and sustained minor burns on the left side.
Incident Summary
On July 15, 2025, a worker at Amerigas Propane, Limited Partnership in NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS suffered other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as contact with cold objects or substances, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 52 severe injury reports involving "Contact with cold objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with cold objects or substances injuries.
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