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PATERSON, NJ —

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 lABORER 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
GAETA TRASFER STATION BALER

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

LABORER WAS PREPARING TO SLIDE NEW BALER BAG TO BALER CHUTE

What happened

DURING THE BALING PROCESS A PROPANE CANISTER ILLEGALLY DUMPED WITH TRASH WAS COMPACTED AND BURST - FLASH OVER THROUGH EDGES OF BALER

Injury or illness

BURNS ON FACE AND HANDS

Object or substance involved

ILLEGALLY DUMPED PROPANE CANISTER

Summary line

2ND DEGREE BRUNS TO FACE AND HANDS

Employee and industry

Job description
LABORER
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
478400
EIN
222028462
Establishment ID
740835
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
9:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:15:37:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.