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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 sUPV BEHAVIORAL HLTH 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
IN THE COMMUNITY AT STONINGTON INSTITUTE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Employee was retrieving and carrying a patient s belongings in a bag

What happened

THIS WRITER WENT TO RETRIEVE A PATIENT S BELONGINGS AT STONINGTON INSTITUTE DETOX WHILE CARRYING PT BELONGINGS IN A BAG THIS WRITER FELT A POP IN THE RIGHT WRIST AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND TENDERNESS SINCE THE INCIDENT

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES WRIST STRAIN Injury

Object or substance involved

Bag containing patient belongings manual material handling activity

Summary line

THIS WRITER WENT TO RETRIEVE A PATIENT S BELONGINGS AT STONINGTON INSTITUTE DETOX WHILE CARRYING PT BELONGINGS IN A BAG THIS WRITER FELT A POP IN THE RIGHT WRIST AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND TENDERNESS SINCE THE INCIDENT

Employee and industry

Job description
SUPV BEHAVIORAL HLTH
SOC code
2634069 — Medical and Health Services Managers
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 #
E4U1296

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:30
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.