Incident date: 2021-05-02
NAICS industry code: 213112

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high