# Amputations at GEOCON Professional Services
> OSHA SIR `2023054207` · 5/10/2023 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Measuring handtools, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** GEOCON Professional Services
- **Location:** Active Construction Site, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing soil conditions at a job site using a dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP). The DCP weight was raised, then released while the employee's hand was on the test plate. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

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