CEDAR KNOLLS,, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA)
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (SMCMUA) in CEDAR KNOLLS,, NJ 7927 resulted in days away from work. Employee was jr Apprentice Technician in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- 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
- Valve Trailer on roadway - Whippany Rd., Hanover, NJ
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 20
Before the incident
Employee was operating a valve trailer hose to locate a water main leak. He was handling the hose and connector assembly while working in the roadway at the job site.
What happened
During operation of valve trailer hose the securing pin on the hose connector did not lock properly and became loose. As employee was handling the hose his right finger was pinched between connecting components resulting in injury.
Injury or illness
Crush pinch injury to the tip index finger with comminuted fracture of the distal phalanx resulting in swelling pain limited mobility.
Object or substance involved
Valve trailer hose connector and securing pin assembly.
Summary line
Crush pinch injury to the tip index finger with comminuted fracture of the distal phalanx
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Jr 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 #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 12:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 22JAN26:15:02:00
Source
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.