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ROCKAWAY, NJ —

OSHA Injury Report: Rockaway Recycling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Rockaway Recycling in 311 W MAIN ST., ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 resulted in days away from work. Employee was laborer in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rockaway Recycling
Parent company
Rockaway Recycling
Street
311 W MAIN ST.
City
ROCKAWAY
State
NJ
ZIP
07866
On-site location
Plant Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
83
Days restricted or transferred
56

Before the incident

Just completed a cut on the column of the transformer with a demo saw. Another co-worker also completed a cut causing the transformer to collapse.

What happened

When the the transformer collapsed it pushed the employee back hitting his head on the guardrail (knocking off his hardhat) and falling. The transformer landed on his leg

Injury or illness

Broke his left ankle and injured his knee

Object or substance involved

the copper transformer

Summary line

Copper transformer fell on top of employee 's Leg breaking the ankle and injuring his knee

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
23
Total hours worked
49920
EIN
261762321
Establishment ID
856204
Employer case #
2003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:20:21:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.