Incident date: 2023-05-10
NAICS industry code: 541330

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Measuring handtools, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high