# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111322` · 11/28/2017 · CARTHAGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.
- **Location:** On CR 1105 near CR 110, CARTHAGE, TEXAS, 75633
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew had just installed a high volume separator in an oil field when a blowout occurred. One employee sustained head injuries and was hospitalized.

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