Danbury, CT —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Connecticut State University
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT 6810 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grounds 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
- Outside sidewalk
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Employee was emptying garbage cans outside which involved lifting the bags out of the can by hand
What happened
Employee was lifting a bag out of one of the cans. The bags were heavier than expected because of rain water. He felt a pain in his lower back
Injury or illness
Stained lower back and hip
Object or substance involved
Heavy-lifting awkward posturing
Summary line
Strained back and hip
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Grounds
- SOC code
- 37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Universities
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 986
- Total hours worked
- 1177839
- Establishment ID
- 1452419
- Employer case #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:22:12:00
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.