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OSHA Injury Report: G & S Motor Equipment Co

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at G & S Motor Equipment Co in 1800 Harrison Avenue, Kearny, NJ 7032 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
G & S Motor Equipment Co
Parent company
G&S Technologies
Street
1800 Harrison Avenue
City
Kearny
State
NJ
ZIP
7032
On-site location
Crane bay pit, Building A

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
22

Before the incident

Performing cutting activities with a cutting torch

What happened

A flame unexpectedly emanated from cutting torch hose burning leg. Later found a leak in oxygen supply hose

Injury or illness

Burn to right thigh

Object or substance involved

Leak in oxygen supply hose which resulted in flame

Summary line

Burn injury right thigh from flame from cutting torch

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
102
Total hours worked
239247
EIN
221864595
Establishment ID
1309906
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
14FEB2025:19:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.