# Concussions at McWane Ductile, New Jersey
> OSHA SIR `2022098097` · 9/13/2022 · PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** McWane Ductile, New Jersey
- **Location:** 183 Sitgreaves Street, PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08865
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 4:26 p.m. on September 13, 2022, a moisture was introduced to molten iron causing a steam explosion. A nearby employee felt and heard the explosion, causing him to strike the top of his hard hat on an air duct. The employee suffered a concussion and had difficulty breathing and was hospitalized.

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