DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-22CarteretNjAquamar, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had been sanitizing a portable conveyor belt. While moving a section of the conveyor system, the employee's right index finger was caught by a tire of the conveyor system and their fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-01CarteretNjUPS Freight Service CenterHead and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a truck when he slipped inside the trailer and fell, resulting in head and spine injuries.
2020-10-01CarteretNjAquamar, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
A temporary employee was tasked with releasing water from the pasteurizer. As she opened the main double doors, boiling water was released and the employee suffered burns to her hands and legs while closing the doors.
2020-09-28CarteretNjProStaffUpper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee opened a hatch on a pasteurizer. Hot water sprayed out and burned her hands and legs.
2020-03-10CarteretNew JerseyMcDonald'sWrist(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While cleaning a dining room, an employee tripped on a customer's foot, fell to the floor, and suffered a bruised wrist and dizziness.
2020-02-10CarteretNew JerseyNuWorld CorporationNeck and backContact with hot objects or substances
An employee suffered burns to the neck and back from hot water and steam while cleaning a processing kettle.
2019-06-13CarteretNew JerseyMotts, LLP / DBA Dr. Pepper Snapple GroupMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing a filter screen while cleaning a line for a flavor change when hot water sprayed out from the pressurized filter and contacted the employee. The employee was hospitalized with first degree burns to the torso, arms, and upper legs.
2019-03-29CarteretNew JerseyClean Earth of CarteretFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder when the open end of a stanchion caught a ring on his finger. He suffered a severe laceration to the third phalange, resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-03-20CarteretNew JerseyPerformance Team Leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when his leg was pinned to a guardrail.
2019-02-28CarteretNew JerseyHarbor Frieght Transportation CorporationHand(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's hand was crushed on a flatbed.
2019-01-31CarteretNew JerseyUPS FREIGHTAnkle(s) and leg(s)Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was sweeping out the back of a trailer at a loading dock when the driver began to reposition the vehicle. The employee tried to exit the trailer onto the loading dock but missed and hit the ground, fracturing the right ankle, tibia, and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-01-16CarteretNew JerseyAmazon Fulfillment NonclassifiableNonclassifiable
An employee's foot was caught between a forklift and railing.
2017-10-17CarteretNew JerseyC & W ServicesArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to repair a conveyor system when his arm was caught between the conveyor belt and guard, suffering multiple closed fractures.
2017-07-17CarteretNew JerseyAmazon Fulfillment Services Inc.Leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On 7/17/17, an employee was driving a stand-up riding forklift truck and negotiating a turn when the forklift struck a column. His left leg was crushed in the collision, suffering multiple fractures. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2015-12-07CarteretNew JerseySchless BottlesEye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was drilling a metal bracket onto a machine and was struck by the bracket, suffering an eye injury.
2015-02-03CarteretNew JerseySunbelt RentalsNonclassifiableJack-knifed or overturned, roadway
Carteret Police called and notified office that a truck tipped over and hit a cell tower.