# Amputations at ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023021619` · 2/20/2023 · MARMORA, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 900 North Shore Road, MARMORA, NEW JERSEY, 08223
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the bolt covering of the hydraulic access on an excavator when the bolt blew out and crushed his hand, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

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