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Kearny, NJ —

OSHA Injury Report: Town of Kearny

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Town of Kearny in 402 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 7032 resulted in days away from work. Employee was security Guard in general public administration.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Town of Kearny
Parent company
Town of Kearny
Street
402 Kearny Avenue
City
Kearny
State
NJ
ZIP
7032
On-site location
Garfield Avenue Kearny at Main Library

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
36

Before the incident

Employee was taking out cardboard boxes for recycling. He was walking with a rolling cart on [REDACTED] up to [REDACTED] where the library 's garbage recycling is picked up.

What happened

Employee tripped on uneven sidewalk while walking and fell to the ground.

Injury or illness

Injury to his left knee. An initial x-ray came back clear. Employee has now been assigned to an orthopedist.

Object or substance involved

Garfield Avenue sidewalk

Summary line

Damage to left knee from falling on sidewalk

Employee and industry

Job description
Security Guard
SOC code
33-9032 — Security Guards
NAICS code
921190 — General public administration
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
98058
EIN
226002017
Establishment ID
1452090
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00
Time of incident
17:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:21:25:00

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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.