A worker burned 70% of his body after an explosion at Camp Randall Stadium in 2022. He has settled his case for $22 million.

A former construction worker at Camp Randall Stadium settled for $22 million from a general contractor after burning over 70% of his body in an explosion in 2022, according to the man's attorney.

Jeremy Rose was a worker on the stadium's south endzone renovation project when he suffered severe burns in April 2022. According to online court records, the Dane County case was settled in February just 10 days before a scheduled trial.

Rose's attorney, Daniel Rottier, said in a statement Tuesday that Rose was an employee of the subcontractor and was burned when an employee of the project's general contractor lit a propane torch while Rose was applying flammable material to the floor of a mechanical room.

Rottier alleged the general contractor failed to follow safety standards by not requiring that a "hot work permit" be obtained before using the open flame torch. "For over 50 years the construction industry and insurance companies have recommended the use of hot work permits to increase worker safety. There is a cost in human life and dollars in taking shortcuts when it comes to protecting workers," Rottier said.

An attorney for one of the contractors on the project, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc., said in a statement, "Our client's No. 1 priority is the health and safety of everyone on our projects. It is a core foundation to our client's culture of safety established over 130 years ago," Jim LaBarge said.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Worker at Camp Randall settles severe burn case for $22 million