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OSHA citations in Water, Sewage and Other Systems in New Jersey: 149 establishments, $4,173,120 in penalties (2021 to 2026)

OSHA cited 149 establishments in Water, Sewage and Other Systems (NAICS 2213) in New Jersey between December 6, 2021 and September 29, 2026: 1,157 citations, $4,268,235 in initial penalties and $4,173,120 in current penalties.

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Industry
NAICS 2213, Water, Sewage and Other Systems
State
New Jersey
Establishments cited
149
Citations
1,157
Penalties
$4,268,235 initial, $4,173,120 current
Citation types
878 serious, 275 other than serious, 4 willful

Most penalized establishments

Ranked by current penalties. Each row links to OSHA's record of its latest cited inspection.

EstablishmentCityStateCitationsInitial penaltiesCurrent penaltiesLatest citationSource
Township of Middletown Sewerage AuthorityBelfordNJ34$301,700$301,700April 27, 2023osha.gov
Township of Hamilton - Water Pollution Control PlantHamiltonNJ38$202,700$202,700July 7, 2026osha.gov
Town of ClintonClintonNJ30$121,800$121,800March 21, 2024osha.gov
Mount Holly Municipal Utility AuthorityMount HollyNJ26$102,200$102,200June 29, 2022osha.gov
Secaucus Municipal Utilities AuthoritySecaucusNJ17$88,000$88,000September 21, 2026osha.gov
Linden Roselle Sewerage AuthorityLindenNJ13$86,000$86,000September 19, 2025osha.gov
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union CountiesElizabethNJ13$85,000$85,000January 23, 2026osha.gov
Hackettstown Municipal Utilities AuthorityHackettstownNJ19$84,700$84,700December 18, 2023osha.gov
Borough of East Rutherford Department of Sewer UtilityEast RutherfordNJ17$74,700$74,700January 17, 2024osha.gov
W.J. Harrington & Sons Construction Co. Inc.StanhopeNJ1$165,514$73,000August 4, 2025osha.gov
Trenton Water WorksTrentonNJ14$72,000$72,000October 13, 2025osha.gov
City of Trenton Water Department - Filtration PlantTrentonNJ18$67,900$67,900October 15, 2025osha.gov
Sussex County Municipal Utilities AuthorityHardystonNJ16$65,800$65,800April 16, 2026osha.gov
Bergen County Utilities AuthorityLittle FerryNJ11$64,000$64,000August 7, 2026osha.gov
Medford Township Sewage Treatment PlantMedfordNJ17$57,400$57,400January 16, 2024osha.gov
Township of Wall Water DepartmentWall TownshipNJ13$52,200$52,200October 20, 2022osha.gov
Lambertville Municipal Utilities AuthorityLambertvilleNJ19$52,170$52,170June 2, 2023osha.gov
City of Burlington - Sewage Treatment PlantBurlingtonNJ14$51,800$51,800March 16, 2026osha.gov
Burlington City Water Treatment PlantBurlington CityNJ11$51,000$51,000February 11, 2026osha.gov
Gloucester County Utilities AuthorityWest DeptfordNJ14$49,700$49,700March 13, 2026osha.gov
Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Wastewater Treatment PlantAtlantic CityNJ9$44,100$44,100August 22, 2025osha.gov
City of Vineland - Water UtilityVinelandNJ12$44,000$44,000September 5, 2025osha.gov
Borough of Carteret Sewerage AuthorityCarteretNJ11$43,500$43,500April 28, 2022osha.gov
Florence Township Sewage Treatment PlantFlorenceNJ9$42,300$42,300October 9, 2024osha.gov
Township of Riverside Sewerage AuthorityRiversideNJ18$42,000$42,000November 27, 2024osha.gov
City of Wildwood Water UtilityRio GrandeNJ15$42,000$42,000June 20, 2025osha.gov
Passaic Valley Water Commission - Totowa SitePatersonNJ6$42,000$42,000December 6, 2021osha.gov
Hightstown Advanced Waste Water Treatment PlantHightstownNJ21$41,300$41,300March 15, 2022osha.gov
Willingboro Mua - Pollution Control PlantWillingboroNJ15$41,300$41,300July 30, 2026osha.gov
Glassboro Water & Sewer DepartmentGlassboroNJ14$40,900$40,900September 21, 2026osha.gov
Borough of Spring LakeSpring LakeNJ16$39,200$39,200August 22, 2024osha.gov
Borough of Paulsboro - Water Treatment PlantPaulsboroNJ12$37,800$37,800September 11, 2026osha.gov
Rahway Valley Sewerage AuthorityRahwayNJ16$36,400$36,400January 23, 2024osha.gov
Passaic Valley Water CommissionLittle FallsNJ8$35,900$35,900August 13, 2025osha.gov
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage AuthorityBridgewaterNJ8$34,850$34,850June 4, 2026osha.gov
Pequest River Municipal Utilities AuthorityBelvidereNJ17$34,350$34,350January 9, 2023osha.gov
City of Bridgeton Water DepartmentBridgetonNJ14$34,200$34,200July 22, 2022osha.gov
New Jersey District Water Supply CommissionWanaqueNJ5$33,000$33,000July 26, 2024osha.gov
Landis Sewerage AuthorityVinelandNJ14$32,900$32,900November 19, 2025osha.gov
Jackson Township Municipal Utilities AuthorityJacksonNJ10$32,900$32,900November 6, 2024osha.gov
Cape May County Mua Wildwood/lower Wastewater Treatment FacilityRio GrandeNJ8$32,400$32,400November 3, 2025osha.gov
Joint Meeting of Essex and Union CountiesElizabethNJ5$31,500$31,500December 18, 2025osha.gov
Long Beach Township Water DepartmentLong Beach TownshipNJ5$31,500$31,500September 24, 2024osha.gov
Bordentown Sewerage AuthorityBordentownNJ15$31,100$31,100November 5, 2025osha.gov
Borough of Bellmawr Sewer DepartmentBellmawrNJ6$29,400$29,400May 3, 2024osha.gov
Cinnaminson Sewerage AuthorityCinnaminsonNJ16$29,350$29,350October 3, 2025osha.gov
City of Cape May - Water DepartmentCape MayNJ8$29,000$29,000October 22, 2024osha.gov
New Jersey District Water Supply CommissionWanaqueNJ6$28,000$28,000August 5, 2024osha.gov
Passaic Valley Sewerage CommissionNewarkNJ4$28,000$28,000May 18, 2026osha.gov
Englishtown Water Treatment PlantEnglishtownNJ7$27,900$27,900July 23, 2024osha.gov
Florence Township Water Treatment PlantFlorenceNJ5$26,100$26,100May 26, 2022osha.gov
Township of Pemberton-Dpw Sewer DivisionPembertonNJ9$25,200$25,200November 24, 2023osha.gov
Passaic Valley Water CommissionCliftonNJ6$25,000$25,000June 11, 2026osha.gov
Borough of Tuckerton Water DepartmentTuckertonNJ13$24,500$24,500November 20, 2024osha.gov
Borough of Beach Haven Water DepartmentBeach HavenNJ8$24,500$24,500October 24, 2024osha.gov
Trenton Water WorksTrentonNJ9$24,300$24,300October 15, 2025osha.gov
Township of Wayne, Sewer Treatment Plant DivisionWayneNJ6$24,000$24,000August 8, 2022osha.gov
Mount Laurel Township MuaMount LaurelNJ10$23,800$23,800October 1, 2024osha.gov
East Windsor Mua- Water Treatment PlantEast WindsorNJ7$23,800$23,800April 6, 2022osha.gov
Readington-Lebanon Township Sewage AuthorityWhitehouse StationNJ9$22,550$22,550February 17, 2023osha.gov
Piscataway Department of Public Works (sewage Division)PiscatawayNJ7$22,500$22,500April 29, 2022osha.gov
North Jersey District Water Supply CommissionWanaqueNJ4$22,000$22,000June 23, 2025osha.gov
Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority- Sewer DivisionKeyportNJ8$21,000$21,000April 25, 2023osha.gov
Passaic Valley Water CommissionLittle FallsNJ3$21,000$21,000July 18, 2025osha.gov
Township of Hamilton - Water Pollution Control PlantTrentonNJ3$21,000$21,000August 4, 2025osha.gov
TWP of Delran Sewer UtilitiesDelranNJ5$20,300$20,300October 28, 2025osha.gov
Stafford Township Water DepartmentManahawkinNJ9$18,900$18,900April 1, 2022osha.gov
City of Sea Isle City DPW - Water DepartmentSea Isle CityNJ6$18,900$18,900November 28, 2025osha.gov
Burlington City Water DepartmentBurlingtonNJ6$18,200$18,200August 14, 2024osha.gov
Ocean County Utilities AuthorityBrickNJ4$18,000$18,000March 4, 2022osha.gov
Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority- Water TreatmentWillingboroNJ7$17,500$17,500April 23, 2026osha.gov
Evesham Mua Elmwood Wastewater Treatment FacilityMarltonNJ5$17,500$17,500October 25, 2024osha.gov
Trenton Water DepartmentTrentonNJ13$17,000$17,000December 23, 2022osha.gov
North Jersey District Water Supply CommissionWanaqueNJ4$16,000$16,000March 28, 2025osha.gov
Borough of Metuchen Sewer DepartmentMetuchenNJ7$15,400$15,400July 3, 2023osha.gov
Borough of Harvey Cedars Department of Public Works - WaterHarvey CedarsNJ13$15,350$15,350October 10, 2024osha.gov
Borough of Bernardsville/ Wastewater Treatment PlantBernardsvilleNJ11$14,900$14,900February 28, 2023osha.gov
Hightstown Water Treatment PlantHightstownNJ3$14,700$14,700June 3, 2025osha.gov
Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage AuthorityBoontonNJ3$14,700$14,700April 28, 2023osha.gov
Moorestown Township Water Pollution ControlMoorestownNJ5$14,400$14,400October 17, 2024osha.gov
Township of West Caldwell DPW- Water DivisionWest CaldwellNJ6$14,150$14,150July 8, 2024osha.gov
Township of Hamilton - Water Pollution Control PlantTrentonNJ2$14,000$14,000August 4, 2025osha.gov
Verona Waste Water Treatment PlantVeronaNJ2$14,000$14,000February 3, 2022osha.gov
Township of Cedar Grove Sewer Treatment PlantCedar GroveNJ2$13,000$13,000April 1, 2024osha.gov
Trenton Water WorksTrentonNJ2$13,000$13,000October 13, 2025osha.gov
Trenton Water WorksTrentonNJ2$13,000$13,000October 13, 2025osha.gov
Toms River Municipal Utilities AuthorityToms RiverNJ6$12,600$12,600February 16, 2022osha.gov
Borough of Red Bank Public UtilitiesRed BankNJ2$12,600$12,600May 20, 2025osha.gov
Borough of Frenchtown/ Wastewater Treatment PlantFrenchtownNJ10$12,100$12,100November 15, 2022osha.gov
Burlington Township Water DepartmentBurlingtonNJ3$11,700$11,700September 20, 2024osha.gov
Washington TWP Municipal Utilities AuthorityLong ValleyNJ7$11,650$11,650September 29, 2026osha.gov
Borough of Buena Municipal Utilities AuthorityLandisvilleNJ6$11,500$11,500October 3, 2024osha.gov
City of Salem Water Treatment Plant Well #6SalemNJ4$11,495$11,495March 28, 2022osha.gov
Borough of Alpha Department of Public WorksAlphaNJ5$11,350$11,350December 16, 2021osha.gov
Borough of Seaside Park Water DepartmentSeaside ParkNJ6$11,200$11,200December 5, 2024osha.gov
North Jersey District Water Supply CommissionWanaqueNJ2$11,000$11,000October 3, 2025osha.gov
Metuchen Department of Public WorksMetuchenNJ2$10,800$10,800November 2, 2022osha.gov
Pemberton Township WaterBrowns MillsNJ2$10,800$10,800December 23, 2025osha.gov
Borough of Clayton Water DepartmentClaytonNJ3$10,500$10,500April 8, 2026osha.gov
Burlington TWP Wastewater Treatment FacilityBurlingtonNJ3$10,500$10,500August 29, 2025osha.gov

Standards cited most often

StandardTitleCitationsEstablishmentsInitial penaltiesCurrent penalties
1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)12374$310,250$310,250
1910.146Permit-required confined spaces11753$640,400$640,400
1910.305Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use7651$291,350$291,350
1910.1200Hazard communication6450$212,765$212,765
1904.29Forms5716$36,600$36,600
1910.303General5646$220,900$220,900
1910.132General requirements5549$170,010$170,010
1910.157Portable fire extinguishers4835$84,000$84,000
1910.219Mechanical power-transmission apparatus4638$191,400$191,400
1910.28Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection3830$147,500$147,500
1910.22General requirements3531$171,200$171,200
1910.176Handling materials, general3127$122,200$122,200
1910.37Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes2819$94,650$94,650
1910.215Abrasive wheel machinery2416$65,701$63,100
1910.212General requirements for all machines2219$97,200$97,200

Citations by year issued

Year issuedCitationsCurrent penalties
202115$58,350
2022255$781,080
2023123$509,640
2024308$1,005,900
2025269$1,151,650
2026187$666,500

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.