Danbury, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Connecticut State University
Poisoning · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a poisoning at Western Connecticut State University in 181 White St, Danbury, CT 6810 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was painter 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
- White Hall classroom
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
Before the incident
Employee was scraping paint and working on a damaged section of wall in a classroom at [REDACTED]
What happened
Employee reported feeling unwell (soar throat dryness). He used an at home test kit and confirmed presence of Lead paint in wall. Employee immediately stopped working and room was closed off until remediation could take place.
Injury or illness
Reported coughing and dryness. Symptoms stopped after going outside for fresh air
Object or substance involved
Exposure to Lead paint-containing particles
Summary line
Employee felt ill (soar throat dryness) after being exposed to chipped Lead paint
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Painter
- SOC code
- 47-2141: Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- 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 #
- 23
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- 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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