# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at BRADWAY TRUCKING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019054936` · 5/15/2019 · VINELAND, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** BRADWAY TRUCKING, INC.
- **Location:** 1040 N. BREWSTER ROAD, VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08361
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 5/15/2019 at approximately 8:00 p.m. an employee was using an acetylene torch to cut the top off of a 15-gallon, metal drum. The drum's last contents were highly flammable and the drum exploded as the employee was cutting the top. The employee sustained a head injury.

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