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A worker was hospitalized after suffering life-threatening injuries at Camden EMR, shortly after a judge allowed it to reopen

The Camden Fire Department responded to a call of an individual injured at the EMR scrap metal recycling facility shortly after a judge allowed the company to reopen.

The scene at EMR Metal Recycling in Camden on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025., the morning after a four alarm fire sent thick plumes of black smoke over Camden County, and leading some residents to evacuate to two nearby hotels.
The scene at EMR Metal Recycling in Camden on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025., the morning after a four alarm fire sent thick plumes of black smoke over Camden County, and leading some residents to evacuate to two nearby hotels.Read moreFrank Kummer / Staff

A worker was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Saturday just days after the EMR scrap metal recycling plant reopened in Camden, following a court ruling.

The company had sued Camden after the city suspended its operations last month following the latest in a string of fires at the facility. Just under two weeks ago, a judge permitted the company to reopen with heightened safety precautions meant to prevent further fires. The company announced Monday of last week that it would begin activities on site that day and start full operations this past Friday.

Just the next day, an employee working on behalf of EMR was sent to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” confirmed Dan Keashen, Camden County spokesperson.

Emergency response units responded to a report of a male with injuries from an accident inside the EMR facility at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, Keashen said.

He said EMS transported the man to Cooper Medical Center and as of Tuesday, the worker was in critical but stable condition.

Camden city spokesperson Vincent Basara confirmed that the Camden Fire Department and EMS were called to the EMR facility on Saturday regarding an injury in the workplace and “taken to the hospital with significant injuries.”

Representatives for EMR did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. The company also faced an emergency across the river last week when a blaze broke out at an EMR facility in Darby in Pennsylvania’s Delaware County, prompting air quality concerns.