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OSHA Injury Report: Jefferson Township Police Department

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Jefferson Township Police Department in 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849 resulted in days away from work. Employee was police Officer in public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Jefferson Township Police Department
Parent company
Township of Jefferson
Street
1033 Weldon Road
City
Lake Hopatcong
State
NJ
ZIP
07849
On-site location
Route 15 North 5 mile marker Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Officer was sitting in his patrol vehicle parked at the scene

What happened

The car in front of the patrol vehicle backed up into the push bar on the front of the patrol vehicle causing the officer 's back to spasm seize.

Injury or illness

Back injury

Object or substance involved

Impact from the vehicle backing into the police vehicle.

Summary line

back injury caused by a car backing up into the police vehicle officer was sitting in

Employee and industry

Job description
Police Officer
SOC code
33-3051 — Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
NAICS code
922190 — Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
51
Total hours worked
105621
EIN
226002010
Establishment ID
1242152
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
22:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAY24:12:43:00

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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.