Summit – Firefighter and Police Officer Injured in House Fire A Union County police officer and a firefighter from Summit sustained minor injuries after responding to a fire on Morris Avenue last Monday, November 11. According to a report from the Summit Fire Department, their firefighters received a report about a house fire on 59… Read more »
Kearny – Worker Severely Burned by Molten Metal An employee of a business in Kearny suffered from serious burns after molten metal splashed on him Monday afternoon, November 11. According to a statement released by police, the victim, identified as a 37 year-old man from Elizabeth, was working at Kearny Smithing & Refining Corp. located… Read more »
Fair Lawn – Battery Explosion Injures Fair Lawn Worker A worker was seriously injured after a battery on a piece of construction equipment exploded Monday, November 11. According to a statement released by police Sgt. Brian Metzler, the 45 year-old victim was charging the forklift’s battery at Zerega and Sons located on Broadway at around… Read more »
Jersey City – Mechanic Pinned Under Bus Hospitalized A Jersey City mechanic was hurt after he was pinned underneath a bus he was working on Thursday, November 7. According to witnesses at the scene, the mechanic was working at a yard at 532 Johnston Ave. at around 4:30 p.m. when the bus he was working… Read more »
Bloomfield – Firefighter and Police Officer Hurt in Apartment Fire A firefighter and a police officer were injured in a three-alarm apartment blaze in Bloomfield last Thursday, November 7. Police reports say that the fire started at around 8:15 a.m. on the fourth floor of a Washington Street apartment building near the Bloomfield Center business… Read more »
Newark – Partial Collapse of NJ Mansion Hurts Firefighters A partial collapse that happened during a fire inside a historic mansion in Newark last Thursday October 17 left a couple of firefighters injured. A group of firefighters responded to the fire that started just before 8 p.m. at a three-story building in the 100 block… Read more »
Why Are Workplace Fatalities Rising in NJ? After a sharp drop in 2014, workplace fatalities in New Jersey rose in 2015 and again in 2016, according to data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. NJ.com reports that the Garden State ranked 17th in the nation in workplace fatalities in 2016 with 101… Read more »
