Shelton, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Public Works
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Public Works in 41 Myrtle Street, Shelton, CT 6484 resulted in days away from work. Employee was highway Maintainer Heavy Equipment Operator in street construction.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Public Works
- Parent company
- City of Shelton
- Street
- 41 Myrtle Street
- City
- Shelton
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6484
- On-site location
- Ten Coat Lane, Shelton
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
Prior to the incident the employee was throwing leaf bags into a truck.
What happened
While throwing a leaf bag into the truck the employee strained his back.
Injury or illness
Strained Back
Object or substance involved
The weight of the leaf bag directly harmed the employee.
Summary line
Strain-back-from weight of leaf bag
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Highway Maintainer Heavy Equipment Operator
- SOC code
- 47-2073: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- NAICS code
- 237310: Street construction
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 44
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 65,970
- EIN
- 066001896
- Establishment ID
- 136083
- Employer case #
- 89
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-26
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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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