# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Bryant Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032277` · 3/7/2018 · IXONIA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Methyl ethyl ketone
## Employer
- **Name:** Bryant Products, Inc.
- **Location:** W1388 Elmwood Avenue, IXONIA, WISCONSIN, 53036
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee applied methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) to a metal washer and was attempting to weld the part when an explosion occurred. The pressure from the explosion released the washer, which struck the employee in the shoulder and the side of his face.

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