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OSHA Injury Report: Gaeta Recycling Company Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Gaeta Recycling Company Inc in 278-282 W RAILWAY AVE, PATERSON, NJ 7503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sUPERVISOR in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
Parent company
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
Street
278-282 W RAILWAY AVE
City
PATERSON
State
NJ
ZIP
7503
On-site location
TWP OF WASHINGTON

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30

Before the incident

SUPERVISING FIELD CREWS WITHIN TWP OF [REDACTED]

What happened

SUPERVISOR RETRIEVED BOX FILLED WITH CARDBOARD AND TOSSED INTO HIS PICKUP TRUCK - SIZE AND WEIGHT OF CARDBOARD BOX PLAYED A ROLE

Injury or illness

STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLE ROTATOR CUFF

Object or substance involved

BOX FILLED WITH CARDBOARD

Summary line

SHOULDER MUSCLE ROTATOR CUFF

Employee and industry

Job description
SUPERVISOR
SOC code
53-1049 — First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
505440
EIN
222028462
Establishment ID
740835
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03MAR2025:19:12:00

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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.