# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Republic Steel
> OSHA SIR `2018099652` · 9/18/2018 · CANTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Steel
- **Location:** 2633 8th Street, CANTON, OHIO, 44704
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was releasing pressure off a valve in the melt shop when a pipe failed and ruptured. The metal pipe, under pressure, struck the employee in the head and face, causing an injury that required hospitalization.

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