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OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mENTAL HEALTH WORKER in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
BACKUS HOSPITAL
Parent company
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
Street
326 WASHINGTON ST
City
NORWICH
State
CT
ZIP
6360
On-site location
D1 DOORWAY INTO HALL
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Employee was attempting to prevent a patient elopement by blocking the doorway on [REDACTED]

While attempting to prevent a patient from leaving the unit by positioning in the doorway a physical struggle ensued During the altercation the employee was shoved from behind by the patient

LOWER BACK AREA LUMBAR LUMBAR SACRAL STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury

Patient physical contact during behavioral incident

While attempting to prevent a patient from leaving the unit by positioning in the doorway a physical struggle ensued During the altercation the employee was shoved from behind by the patient

Job description
MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
SOC code
31-1133 — Psychiatric Aides
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1796
Total hours worked
3133676
EIN
060250773
Establishment ID
1145572
Employer case #
FPX3896
Date of incident
Shift started
14:59
Time of incident
19:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:07:00

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.