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OSHA Injury Report: Public Works

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Public Works in 41 Myrtle Street, Shelton, CT 6484 resulted in days away from work. Employee was highway Maintainer Heavy Equipment Operator in street construction.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Public Works
Parent company
City of Shelton
Street
41 Myrtle Street
City
Shelton
State
CT
ZIP
6484
On-site location
Ten Coat Lane, Shelton

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Prior to the incident the employee was throwing leaf bags into a truck.

What happened

While throwing a leaf bag into the truck the employee strained his back.

Injury or illness

Strained Back

Object or substance involved

The weight of the leaf bag directly harmed the employee.

Summary line

Strain-back-from weight of leaf bag

Employee and industry

Job description
Highway Maintainer Heavy Equipment Operator
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
237310 — Street construction
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
44
Total hours worked
65970
EIN
066001896
Establishment ID
136083
Employer case #
89

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:29:00

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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.