Republic Services of New Jersey, LLC

An employee was unlatching the door on a 35-yard compactor receiver box when the handle of the receiver box struck them in the face, causing facial fracture.

An employee was opening a gate and caught their left ring finger in the gate resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee fell from a truck and fractured their collarbone.

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

A temporary employee was walking to the wood pile area when they were struck by a wheel loader, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

An employee was leaving the office when they tripped on carpet and fell to the ground. The employee sustained internal bleeding in the rib area.

An employee was hospitalized after showing signs of heat stress, including cramping and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was preparing to dump wood from a roll-off dumpster when a piece of timber fell from the dumpster and struck the employee in the head. The employee sustained a laceration to the scalp and three cracked vertebral discs.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.