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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 rN 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 12

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

ADMINISTERING AN INJECTION TO A PATIENT

What happened

DURING ADMINISTRATION OF A HEPARIN INJECTION I INADVERTENTLY STUCK MY LEFT INDEX FINGER

Injury or illness

UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury

Object or substance involved

Injection needle

Summary line

DURING ADMINISTRATION OF A HEPARIN INJECTION I INADVERTENTLY STUCK MY LEFT INDEX FINGER

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
FPX6528

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:50
Time of incident
5:30
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.