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

Hearing loss · Job transfer or restriction

On , a hearing loss at Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Fire Company #1 in Shelton, CT 6484 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
7 Bruce Drive, Shelton
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)
Days restricted or transferred
160

Prior to the incident the employee was making entry into a garage to extinguish a fire.

After making entry into the garage a firework exploded near the employee 's right ear.

Hearing loss disorder to right ear

The firework directly harmed the employee.

Exposure-right ear-from fireworks

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 #
50A
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
18:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:45:00

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.