# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Polar Service Center
> OSHA SIR `2023109775` · 10/23/2023 · FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
- **Secondary source:** Tank, bin, vat interiors, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Polar Service Center
- **Location:** 8442 Energy Highway, FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26146
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was visually inspecting the inside of a trailer tank that was carrying hydrochloric acid when they passed out due to the fumes. The employee suffered inhalation injuries and a head injury from the fall.

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