PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Gaeta Recycling Company Inc in PATERSON, NJ 7503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dRIVER in garbage collection services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
- Parent company
- Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
- Street
- 278-282 W RAILWAY AVE
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 7503
- On-site location
- MARKET BASKET, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 50
Before the incident
PREPARING TO REMOVE COMPACTOR FROM CUSTOMER SITE SECURING ALL OPENINGS FOR TRAVEL
What happened
SLIDING ACCESS DOOR TO COMPACTOR CAME OFF SLIDE BRACKET STRIKING DRIVER ON THE LEFT FOOT
Injury or illness
3RD 4TH 5TH METATARSIL FRACTURE
Object or substance involved
COMPACTOR SLIDING DOOR FOR CUSTOMER ACCESS
Summary line
COMPACTOR SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF TRACK AND STRUCK DRIVER ON LEFT FOOT
Employee and industry
- Job description
- DRIVER
- SOC code
- 53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 230
- Total hours worked
- 478400
- EIN
- 222028462
- Establishment ID
- 740835
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 14:23
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 29JAN26:15:31:00
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.