# Intracranial injuries  unspecified at Sterling Farm Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2025021155` · 2/5/2025 · STERLING, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
- **Secondary source:** Lubricating fluids
## Employer
- **Name:** Sterling Farm Equipment
- **Location:** 13893 Kauffman Ave, STERLING, OHIO, 44276
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut the lid off an empty metal 55-gallon drum that previously held automobile oil. The drum exploded and struck the employee's face knocking them to the ground. The employee sustained concussion symptoms and lacerations that required stitches to their face. The employee was hospitalized.

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