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OSHA Injury Report: Washington Twp. Garage

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Washington Twp. Garage in One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oPERATOR in bus line operation, intercity.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Washington Twp. Garage
Parent company
New Jersey Transit
Street
One Penn Plaza East
City
Newark
State
NJ
ZIP
07105
On-site location
5 NJ45 Mannington Twp

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
92

Before the incident

Driving bus.

What happened

Poked in the left leg with a hypodermic needle that was stuck between the arm rest and the back cushion of a seat.

Injury or illness

Foreign Body lower left leg

Object or substance involved

Hypodermic needle puncture

Summary line

Poked with a hypodermic needle that was lodged in between the arm rest and back cushion seat when sitting in the driver seat.

Employee and industry

Job description
OPERATOR
SOC code
53-3052 — Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
NAICS code
485210 — Bus line operation, intercity
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
322
Total hours worked
664560
EIN
221212530
Establishment ID
1068666
Employer case #
FY23-03878

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:44:00.000
Time of incident
19:03:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:14:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.