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OSHA Injury Report: Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA)

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA) in CEDAR KNOLLS,, NJ 7927 resulted in days away from work. Employee was apprentice Technician in water treatment and distribution.

Establishment
Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA)
Parent company
Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA)
Street
19 SADDLE ROAD
City
CEDAR KNOLLS,
State
NJ
ZIP
7927
On-site location
Water Main Break - Morristown, NJ
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Employee was working with crew repairing water main break in the field. Work involved prolonged standing moving and walking in water while wearing rubber hip boots.

Employee developed irritation and blistering on the left second toe due to prolonged moisture exposure friction and movement while wearing rubber hip boots.

Blister and skin breakdown on the left second toe later diagnosed as MRSA skin infection requiring medical treatment.

Prolonged exposure to water and friction from rubber hip boots.

Blister on left second toe from wet boots

Job description
Apprentice Technician
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
55
Total hours worked
89752
EIN
222133468
Establishment ID
635786
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
8:46
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:14:47:00

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.