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OSHA Injury Report: DISCOVERY ACADEMY

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DISCOVERY ACADEMY in 176 Cumberland Avenue, WETHERSFIELD, CT 06109 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paraeducator in elementary schools.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
DISCOVERY ACADEMY
Parent company
Capitol Region Education Council
Street
176 Cumberland Avenue
City
WETHERSFIELD
State
CT
ZIP
06109
On-site location
Hallway

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30

Before the incident

In the hallway (outside of the classroom) working with a special needs child.

What happened

EE alleges about [REDACTED] [REDACTED] while in the hallway (outside of the classroom) working with a special needs child when the child had a tantrum and the child grabbed ahold of the EE 's R wrist and pulled down with their (child 's) weight causing injury to the EE 's R wrist R elbow and R thumb; EE denies falling.

Injury or illness

Right Thumb Sprain from Student Interaction

Object or substance involved

Child

Summary line

Right Thumb Sprain from Student Interaction

Employee and industry

Job description
Paraeducator
SOC code
25-9040 — Teaching Assistants
NAICS code
611110 — Elementary schools
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
87
Total hours worked
169650
Establishment ID
1026952
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:13:24:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.