PATERSON, NJ · 2025-10-20

OSHA Injury Report: Gaeta Recycling Company Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-10-20, an injury at Gaeta Recycling Company Inc in 278-282 W RAILWAY AVE, PATERSON, NJ 7503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lifter in garbage collection services.

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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: WAYNE NJ, MUNICIPAL COLLECTIONS

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 20

Before the incident

[REDACTED] WAS RIDING THE REAR STEP OFA GARBAGE TRUCK ENGAGED IN MUNICIPAL TRASH COLLECTIONS

What happened

LIFTER JUMPED FROM TRUCK BEFORE TRUCK STOPPED

Injury or illness

TWISTED LEFT ANKLE

Object or substance involved

WORKERS FAILURE TO WEAR PROPER WORK SHOES - WORKERS FAILURE TO FOLLOW RTAINING PROTOCOL OF DISMOUNTING TRUCK ONLY WHE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOPPED

Summary line

TWISTED ANKLE

Employee and industry

Job description: LIFTER
SOC code: 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code: 562111: Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 230
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 478,400
EIN: 222028462
Establishment ID: 740835
Employer case #: 5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-10-20
Shift started: 06:00
Time of incident: 12:00
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-01-29

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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