# Amputations at Cat-Spec, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2021053630` · 5/2/2021 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Cat-Spec, Ltd
- **Location:** 2502 Sheldon Road, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were conducting catalyst changeout activities in a reactor. A pipe wrench fell 23 feet into the space and struck an employee on the back of the right hand, amputating the right middle finger up to the first knuckle.

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