# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Hillside Custom Machining
> OSHA SIR `20161110821` · 11/17/2016 · DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Hillside Custom Machining
- **Location:** 2195 N Reading Road, DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17517
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 5-foot ladder cutting a pipe used to carry nitrogen. As the employee was cutting the pipeline, the pipe (which was filled with carbon dioxide) ruptured. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured orbital bones, a skull fracture, and neck injury.

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