# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Henderson Construction of Central Illinois, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107844` · 10/20/2015 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Henderson Construction of Central Illinois, Inc.
- **Location:** 3300 Mechanicsburg Road, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62707
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were performing leak testing on a 54-inch sanitary pipe when the testing device (80 lbs. air pressure) exploded and struck an employee, causing life-threatening head injuries and requiring hospitalization.

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