| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-11 | South Plainfield | Nj | Recycle Inc., East | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell off a 4-foot ladder. | |||||
| 2021-09-18 | South Plainfield | Nj | Keystone Plastics, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee's finger was caught between the crimping rollers on the extrusion line while removing a jam, resulting in an amputation and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-09-03 | South Plainfield | Nj | Prevost Car US, Inc. | Arm(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was installing a bus exhaust system. When the exhaust slid into place, the employee's arm was lacerated by the exhaust shield. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-26 | South Plainfield | Nj | Harris Realty Company, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting a bucket of bolts weighing approximately 60 to 70 pounds when they suffered an inguinal hernia that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-08-07 | South Plainfield | Nj | Recycle Inc., East | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was clearing an opening on a machine when the blade caused an avulsion of her right middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-06-30 | South Plainfield | Nj | Hummel Croton Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was washing equipment with a hose and experienced leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat related illness. | |||||
| 2021-03-05 | South Plainfield | Nj | Estes Express Line | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was moving logistic bars in a trailer. A forklift moved and struck his leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2020-08-26 | South Plainfield | Nj | Republic Services of New Jersey, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee sat down to take a break and had a seizure that was possibly heat-related and suffered a dislocated shoulder. | |||||
| 2020-08-21 | South Plainfield | Nj | Intsel Steel East | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was preparing steel flats to be loaded using an overhead crane and a hook. He lifted the material about 4 inches up and attempted to put a block under the material with his right hand. The material slipped off the hook and came down on his right hand, crushing and amputating the index finger below the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-08-20 | South Plainfield | Nj | Ronpak, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing paper from a paper bag machine. The gears in the bundler amputated the employee's right index finger at the knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-07-11 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Rupcoe Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell down a ladder, landing on both feet and breaking both heels. | |||||
| 2020-05-11 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | United Rentals, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was replacing forks on a warehouse forklift truck. The employee was standing in front of the forklift, facing the forklift carriage. He lifted the pin on top of the carriage fork holder and was installing the fork. His co-worker, who was sitting in the forklift, operated the control lever and pinched the employee's left thumb between the carriage and the fork, resulting in a thumb tip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | KOBO PRODUCTS, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee working as a chemical operator was attempting to light one of the mills. Solvent vapor was ignited by a spark and the employee was burned on the face and hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-02-21 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Keystone Plastics, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was calibrating the dye on a hydraulic press when the employee's right thumb was caught and amputated in a pinch point on the hydraulic press shaft. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Ware Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on a press. After the machine cycled, he pushed down the short pieces with a tool. As he was doing this, the machine was activated via the pedal, causing the spring to come down on the tool and crush the employee's right third finger. | |||||
| 2019-02-05 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Insulation Materials Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using shears when his hand got close to the shears, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-27 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Bushwick Metals LLC | Face | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was feeding material into a machine when a hook struck his face, causing a fracture. | |||||
| 2018-08-07 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Banker Steel NJ, LLC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was moving a 246-pound steel plate when it fell on his left foot, crushing and lacerating it with possible toe fractures. | |||||
| 2018-05-16 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | RECYCLE INC. EAST | Ankle(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was dragging a large plastic container to another trailer when the employee's pant leg became caught on a step, causing the employee to fall and fracture an ankle. | |||||
| 2018-04-26 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | International Transportation Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 4/26/2018, an employee was performing maintenance on the conveyor belt system at the start of the work shift and partially amputated his left middle and index fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-04-26 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Lyneer Staffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's hand went under a motorized conveyor, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle and index fingers. | |||||
| 2018-02-13 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Clean Harbors | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee's right thumb was crushed by a manhole cover. | |||||
| 2017-06-29 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Federated Crane Company, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee's left leg was crushed by a steel beam being lifted by an overhead gantry crane. The employee was hospitalized with compound fractures. | |||||
| 2016-07-28 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | RONPAK, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on a machine with a coworker. The coworker jogged the machine without realizing that the employee's hand was inside. His left pinky was caught by the gears, and his fingertip had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-07-26 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | RONPAK, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a roller and jogging the machine when the machine caught the rag and pulled it and his hand into the machine. His left ring fingertip was amputated and the skin was peeled back. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | RONPAK, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was jogging a bag machine when he injured his fingertip on the blade. | |||||
| 2016-06-24 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Canam Steel Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was helping to load a trailer in the loading bay and was standing at the rear end of the trailer on the driver's side. He was using a piece of wood on the edge of the trailer bed to help locate the center and took a step forward. He then fell into the four-step stairway and fractured four ribs. | |||||
| 2016-03-30 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Ames Advanced Materials | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee heard the cap fall off of a chemical system flow line to a holding tank containing ammonia. The employee went to the area to close the valve and was overcome by ammonia fumes, suffering a respiratory injury. | |||||
| 2016-01-25 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Republic Services of NJ | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a container in a truck when his pinky finger was caught and partially amputated between the container and truck. | |||||
| 2015-10-08 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Ames Advanced Materials Corp. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| The employee was making a batch of metal powder in the reactor. He added acid and it foamed over burning his feet and shins. | |||||
| 2015-10-06 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Ascena Retail Group, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell off of a ladder and injured her back while attempting to fix a banner in the store window. | |||||
| 2015-03-17 | South Plainfield | New Jersey | Harris Structural Steel | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee carrying a steel plate lost his grip; the plate fell onto his toes. | |||||