# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at Continental Casting, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021063` · 2/1/2018 · PALMYRA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Casting, LLC
- **Location:** 7063 County Rd. 328, PALMYRA, MISSOURI, 63461
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preheating a gooseneck with a torch on a machine when an electrical panel exploded approximately 6 feet behind him. He was knocked to the floor and found unconscious. He suffered bleeding, head trauma, and a broken arm, requiring hospitalization.

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