# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Dalmatian Fire
> OSHA SIR `2023031945` · 3/2/2023 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dalmatian Fire
- **Location:** Gateway Logistics - 1050 Gateway Drive, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a pipe cap from a header on a riser station as part of an installation of a new fire and sprinkler system. The employee was utilizing a sprocket to remove a bolt on the pipe cap, which was 8 inches in diameter, 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch thick, and weighed 12.7 pounds. Because the valve had not cracked, the pipe cap was under pressure of approximately 80-115 psi. The pipe cap struck the employee and rendered them unconscious. The employee suffered brain bleeding and fractures to the skull, face, and nose that required hospitalization.

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