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OSHA Injury Report: Western Connecticut State University

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Connecticut State University in 181 White St, Danbury, CT 6810 resulted in days away from work. Employee was custodian in universities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Connecticut State University
Parent company
Western Connecticut State University
Street
181 White St
City
Danbury
State
CT
ZIP
6810
On-site location
Trash chute room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to manually unclog a large piece of trash from a trash chute

What happened

As the employee was lifting the large cushion that had blocked the chute she felt a sharp pain

Injury or illness

Sharp pain along lower back and left buttocks

Object or substance involved

Heavy object

Summary line

Strained lower back and left buttocks

Employee and industry

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Universities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
986
Total hours worked
1177839
Establishment ID
1452419
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:52
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:22:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.