DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-06-30New BrunswickNew JerseyJam - N CableChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Employees were pulling cable strands with a rating of 5000 pounds. While they were tightening the cable on the right side of the street, there was some slack in the cable on the left side of the street. A tractor trailer pulled out of an industrial park and snapped the cable. The cable swung towards the bucket truck causing employee 1, who was wearing a harness, to jump out of the bucket truck to avoid being hit by the cable. Employee 1 sustained a fractured rib and a back injury. The cable then
2020-02-25New BrunswickNew JerseyJohnson & JohnsonPelvisFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell onto the floor while picking up an item. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis.
2019-05-10New BrunswickNew JerseyGenesis Engineers, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was accessing the area above a drop ceiling using a ladder. While he was ascending the ladder, it shifted and he lost his balance, falling approximately 4 feet. He struck a table and then landed on the floor, requiring hospitalization for fractures.
2019-01-22New BrunswickNew JerseyGrease Guard LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee fell off an extension ladder while bringing material up.
2018-08-14New BrunswickNew JerseyWENNER BREAD PRODUCTS, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing bread from equipment when the equipment caught and lacerated her right index finger. The equipment was unguarded.
2018-04-17New BrunswickNew JerseyB. Garretson Roofing, Inc.Leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking across a warehouse roof when he fell through a deteriorated section and broke his leg, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-21New BrunswickNew JerseyHagen Construction, Inc.Head, neck, and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fiberglass extension ladder tied above to a stanchion post. While moving off of the ladder onto the roof, the employee's foot slipped on the roof deck and his hand slipped off of the ladder resulting in a fall. The employee suffered fractured ribs, vertebrae in the neck and a concussion.
2017-04-04New BrunswickNew Jersey118 Churchhill Ave. Corp.Leg(s)Fall, slip, trip
On 4/4/17, an employee was walking on the conveyor cleaning edge, slipped and fell fracturing the right leg.
2016-10-21New BrunswickNew JerseyUnitex Textile Rental ServicesForearm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transporting soiled laundry when she tripped and fell over a plastic banding strap that had fallen onto the floor. She broke her left arm in the fall.
2016-09-30New BrunswickNew JerseyROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee felt light-headed and suffered asthma exacerbation while walking down a recently waxed hallway. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-08-06New BrunswickNew JerseyBerlin Steel Construction CompanyNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 15 off a ramp.
2015-04-03New BrunswickNew JerseyBristol Meyers SquibbMultiple trunk locationsNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee drove a golf cart into a brick wall, injuring her chest and abdomen.
2015-01-23New BrunswickNew JerseyEastern Freight WaysBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee became infected with MRSA.