# Fractures at Cat Spec
> OSHA SIR `2017053987` · 5/2/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cat Spec
- **Location:** 9822 La Porte Fwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had entered a confined space in a reactor when he slipped on catalyst support media. As he fell, catalyst support beams (fire brick stacks) weighing approximately 80 to 100 pounds also fell and struck his legs, fracturing his right ankle, right fibula, and left fibula.

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