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OSHA Injury Report: Gaffney Elementary School

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Gaffney Elementary School in 322 Slater Road, New Britain, CT 6053 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was paraeducator in education.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gaffney Elementary School
Parent company
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Street
322 Slater Road
City
New Britain
State
CT
ZIP
6053
On-site location
Gate by playground

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
61

Before the incident

Transitioning class from playground to classroom

What happened

EE was struck bit by a student who wanted to stay outside when employee told them it was time to go inside.

Injury or illness

Strain of cervical portion of right trapezius muscle right forearm bite left elbow strain.

Object or substance involved

Human teeth

Summary line

Strain of cervical portion of right trapezius muscle right forearm bite left elbow strain from student.

Employee and industry

Job description
Paraeducator
SOC code
25-9040 — Teaching Assistants
NAICS code
611110 — Education
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
114
Total hours worked
134852
EIN
222486319
Establishment ID
932115
Employer case #
2024059

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:45
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03MAR2025:03:03:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.