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OSHA Injury Report: Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Fire Company #1

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Fire Company #1 in Shelton, CT 6484 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter in fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)).

Establishment
Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Fire Company #1
Parent company
City of Shelton
Street
379 Coram Avenue
City
Shelton
State
CT
ZIP
6484
On-site location
85 River Road, Shelton
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Prior to the incident while clearing door debris from a garage the employee was standing on a small fold-up work platform removing (2) bolts from the garage door spring assembly bracket.

The employee applied force to remove the bolts the bracket kicked back striking the employee 's head above the left eye. The employee then fell backwards off of the platform striking the back of his head on the ground.

Concussion & soft tissue injury to the face & head

The employee was directly harmed by the metal bracket.

Concussion-face & head-from metal bracket

Job description
Firefighter
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private))
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
70
Total hours worked
32552
EIN
66001896
Establishment ID
135984
Employer case #
35
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:17:47:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.