# Concussions at Warrior LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076395` · 7/18/2023 · NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Warrior LLC
- **Location:** Pennington Pad, NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58763
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding an oil pipe and installing a gauge on the pipe of a drilling rig. As he cut into it with a torch, an explosion occurred. The shockwave of the explosion caused the employee to sustain a concussion and multiple broken bones.

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