Danbury, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Connecticut State University
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Connecticut State University in 181 White St, Danbury, CT 6810 resulted in days away from work. Employee was custodian in universities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Connecticut State University
- Parent company
- Western Connecticut State University
- Street
- 181 White St
- City
- Danbury
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6810
- On-site location
- Trash chute room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Employee was attempting to manually unclog a large piece of trash from a trash chute
What happened
As the employee was lifting the large cushion that had blocked the chute she felt a sharp pain
Injury or illness
Sharp pain along lower back and left buttocks
Object or substance involved
Heavy object
Summary line
Strained lower back and left buttocks
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Custodian
- SOC code
- 37-2011: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 611310: Universities
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 986
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,177,839
- Establishment ID
- 1452419
- Employer case #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:52
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-30
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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