DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-06-08MorristownNjThe Napp-Grecco CompanyBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning up a work area after conducting pipeline construction and excavation operations. The employee developed severe leg cramps and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2020-02-24MorristownNew JerseyKM Contracting Inc.Multiple body partsFall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was conducting demolition and repair work on a concrete parking garage stairwell. The employee began to remove concrete slabs from the top of the second-floor platform when the metal sub-sheet underneath him collapsed and he fell approximately 10 feet through the opening. He landed on the concrete ground and sustained fractures to his hands and pelvis.
2019-08-08MorristownNew JerseyWSP (Louis Berger US)Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped on carpet in an office area and fell sustaining a fractured hip that required surgery.
2019-06-14MorristownNew JerseyC&W Services East RegionWrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting cleaning services inside a school when she mis-stepped on a step, tripped, and fell on the last step of a stairway. She attempted to stop her fall with her hands and fractured her wrist.
2017-01-17MorristownNew JerseyUnited States Postal ServicesAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell while delivering mail, fracturing the right ankle.
2016-03-26MorristownTennesseeU.S. Postal Service Ankle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on wet grass while delivering a package, breaking her ankle in two places and requiring surgery.
2015-11-21MorristownNew JerseyCOLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANYWrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped, fell, and broke his wrist in an attempt to adjust boxes on a pallet that was on the palletizer.
2015-09-16MorristownNew JerseySCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP.Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs in an office building resulting in a shoulder injury.
2015-05-01MorristownNew JerseyAtlantic Health SystemAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped walking down stairs when exiting the building and broke the left ankle.
2015-04-13MorristownNew JerseyShop RiteNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped while running through a mopped area and hit their trachea on a vertical pole. The employee required surgery.
2015-02-04MorristownNew JerseyAtlantic Health System Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee missed the step while exiting the ambulance and fell from the ambulance rear door, striking his head.