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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 cOMMUNITY HEALTH COO 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
INSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CAREVAN AT COVENANT SOUP KITCHEN

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Employee was unloading a box of donated food from the [REDACTED] and descending the stairs of the vehicle

What happened

While carrying a box of donated food and walking down the [REDACTED] stairs during rainy conditions the employee slipped on a wet step The employee fell backward striking the neck on the edge of the top step

Injury or illness

NECK SOFT TISSUE FALL SLIP Injury

Object or substance involved

Wet stair surface of CareVan slip and fall on stairs during unloading activity

Summary line

While carrying a box of donated food and walking down the [REDACTED] stairs during rainy conditions the employee slipped on a wet step The employee fell backward striking the neck on the edge of the top step

Employee and industry

Job description
COMMUNITY HEALTH COO
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
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 #
FPX0226

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:01
Time of incident
12:30
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.