Kearny, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: G & S Motor Equipment Co
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at G & S Motor Equipment Co in Kearny, NJ 7032 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- G & S Motor Equipment Co
- Parent company
- G&S Technologies
- Street
- 1800 Harrison Avenue
- City
- Kearny
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 7032
- On-site location
- Crane bay pit, Building A
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 22
Before the incident
Performing cutting activities with a cutting torch
What happened
A flame unexpectedly emanated from cutting torch hose burning leg. Later found a leak in oxygen supply hose
Injury or illness
Burn to right thigh
Object or substance involved
Leak in oxygen supply hose which resulted in flame
Summary line
Burn injury right thigh from flame from cutting torch
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 102
- Total hours worked
- 239247
- EIN
- 221864595
- Establishment ID
- 1309906
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 14FEB2025:19:10:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.