Paterson, NJ—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Paterson, NJ

24 severe-injury reports between 2016-01-12 and 2025-10-16, 1,612 OSHA inspections, and 115 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Paterson, New Jersey.

24Severe injuries

21Hospitalizations

1,612OSHA inspections

115Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Paterson

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Gaeta Recycling Co., Inc. 4 2 Kontos Foods Inc. 2 3 ACCURATE BOX COMPANY, INC. 1 4 ADF Companies 1 5 Advanced Management Services of NJ, LLC 1 6 Allied Universal Security Services, LLC 1 7 AMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 1 8 Cardinal Color Inc. 1 9 Crew Contracting 1 10 Excellent Home Health Care 1

Example incidents

Rich Tree Service, Inc. PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2025-10-16 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 5 feet from a retaining wall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with three fractures.
Kontos Foods Inc. PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2025-07-05 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was cleaning a canvas belt on a machine when his left arm was caught in the machine and pulled against the roller and the canvas belt, resulting in injury to the arm and wrist.
Faithful Countertops, LLC PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2025-02-10 · Overexertion while materials moving by hand
An employee was preparing to install countertops when he experienced back pain, resulting in a hospitalization.
Gaeta Recycling Co., Inc. PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2025-02-07 · Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
A Gaeta Recycling employee was standing at an exit from a trash-baling chamber, installing a trash bag on a chute. A propane tank, hidden in a pile of garbage, entered the baler chamber, where it exploded under pressure. The employee suffered head and face burns.
ACCURATE BOX COMPANY, INC. PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2021-10-02 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered two broken hands. He was hospitalized, and required surgery on the right arm.
OKONITE COMPANY INC PATERSON, NEW JERSEY · 2021-06-06 · Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
An employee suffered a finger amputation while working with a lead stripping machine.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.