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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 equipment Operator 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
Mechanics Garage 357 Bergen Ave

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

While manually opening the overhead garage door that has a string rope that keeps the door from running up EE was holding the rope with his right arm causing him to feel a sharp pain in his right shoulder aggravating existing soreness.

What happened

While manually opening the overhead garage door that has a string rope that keeps the door from running up EE was holding the rope with his right arm causing him to feel a sharp pain in his right shoulder aggravating existing soreness

Injury or illness

Strain of right shoulder

Object or substance involved

String Rope

Summary line

While manually opening the overhead garage door that has a string rope that keeps the door from running up EE was holding the rope with his right arm causing him to feel a sharp pain in his right shoulder aggravating existing soreness. - Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
921190 — General public administration
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
98058
EIN
226002017
Establishment ID
1452090
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:21:31:00

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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.