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Vernon, CT —

OSHA Injury Report: Fire/EMS Department

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Fire/EMS Department in 280 West St, Vernon, CT 6066 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eMT in fire and rescue service.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fire/EMS Department
Parent company
Town of Vernon
Street
280 West St
City
Vernon
State
CT
ZIP
6066
On-site location
Residents home in Vernon

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

EE was dispatched to a lift assist

What happened

EE responded to a lift assist call. EE and partner were able to get patient onto stretcher but EE injured lower back in the process

Injury or illness

Lower back pain

Object or substance involved

Lifting patient onto stretcher

Summary line

EE experienced low back pain from picking up a patient on a call

Employee and industry

Job description
EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
922160 — Fire and rescue service
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
139
Total hours worked
47424
EIN
066002112
Establishment ID
432866
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:18:38:00

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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.