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OSHA Injury Report: Western Connecticut State University

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Connecticut State University in 181 White St, Danbury, CT 6810 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grounds 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
Outside sidewalk

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Employee was emptying garbage cans outside which involved lifting the bags out of the can by hand

What happened

Employee was lifting a bag out of one of the cans. The bags were heavier than expected because of rain water. He felt a pain in his lower back

Injury or illness

Stained lower back and hip

Object or substance involved

Heavy-lifting awkward posturing

Summary line

Strained back and hip

Employee and industry

Job description
Grounds
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
611310 — Universities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
986
Total hours worked
1177839
Establishment ID
1452419
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:22:12:00

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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.