| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-04 | Spotswood | New Jersey | International Paper | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On January 3, 2020, an employee was working on the singlefacer to troubleshoot a quality issue with the machine. A singlefacer is an enclosed machine that forms a corrugated shape in a sheet of kraft paper and bonds it to a sheet of flat linerboard using a starch-based adhesive. While removing bolts from the steam chest, the chest unexpectedly dropped and released hot water onto the employee's chest, arms, and legs. The employee was hospitalized for burns. | |||||
| 2016-04-22 | Spotswood | New Jersey | ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee retrieving refrigerated meat from the cooler tripped on a box/pallet corner and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a concussion and back pain and requiring hospitalization. | |||||