Lake Hopatcong, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: Jefferson Township Police Department
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Jefferson Township Police Department in Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849 resulted in days away from work. Employee was police Officer in public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Jefferson Township Police Department
- Parent company
- Township of Jefferson
- Street
- 1033 Weldon Road
- City
- Lake Hopatcong
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07849
- On-site location
- Camp Jefferson 81 Weldon Road Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
He was participating in the [REDACTED] event manning the police tent and interacting with the public visiting the tent.
What happened
The officer witnessed a horse break free from the corral and due to the large crowd of people he attempted on foot to corral the horse to prevent it from injuring any bystanders.
Injury or illness
knee injury. This injury had to be repaired surgically in 2024 and this resulted in days away from work as well as light duty in 2024.
Object or substance involved
The act of attempting to corral a running horse.
Summary line
Officer witness a horse break free from the corral and due to the large amount of people at this event he attempted on foot to corral the horse and prevent it from injuring any bystanders.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Police Officer
- SOC code
- 33-3051 — Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
- NAICS code
- 922190 — Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 51
- Total hours worked
- 105621
- EIN
- 226002010
- Establishment ID
- 1242152
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 11:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 08MAY24:12:49:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.