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OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was uNIT COORDINATOR in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
BACKUS HOSPITAL
Parent company
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
Street
326 WASHINGTON ST
City
NORWICH
State
CT
ZIP
6360
On-site location
BACKUS BUILDING NEAR THE GARBAGE AREA

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
98

Before the incident

Employee was exiting the building near the garbage area entrance and descending the steps

What happened

While walking down the steps near the garbage area entrance the employee missed a step and fell landing on the side The employee struck the hip leg knee and side of the head during the fall and was unable to break the fall

Injury or illness

MULTIPLE BODY PARTS FALL SLIP Injury

Object or substance involved

Stair surface fall on steps fall to lower level

Summary line

While walking down the steps near the garbage area entrance the employee missed a step and fell landing on the side The employee struck the hip leg knee and side of the head during the fall and was unable to break the fall

Employee and industry

Job description
UNIT COORDINATOR
SOC code
43-9199 — Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1796
Total hours worked
3133676
EIN
060250773
Establishment ID
1145572
Employer case #
FPX8883

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:42
Time of incident
15:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:07:00

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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.