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OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pHLEBOTOMIST 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
CCU ROOM 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was withdrawing a needle following a procedure and applying gauze to the patient s wrist

What happened

While slightly withdrawing a needle and applying gauze to the patient s wrist the needle grazed the employee s right index finger

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury

Object or substance involved

Hypodermic needle sharp instrument during patient care

Summary line

While slightly withdrawing a needle and applying gauze to the patient s wrist the needle grazed the employee s right index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
PHLEBOTOMIST
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
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 #
E4K0726

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:30
Time of incident
20:45
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.