NORWICH, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mental health worker in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
Employee was attempting to prevent a patient elopement by blocking the doorway on [REDACTED]
What happened
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
Injury or illness
LOWER BACK AREA LUMBAR LUMBAR SACRAL STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury
Object or substance involved
Patient physical contact during behavioral incident
Summary line
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
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MENTAL HEALTH WORKER
- SOC code
- 31-1133: Psychiatric Aides
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,796
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 3,133,676
- EIN
- 060250773
- Establishment ID
- 1145572
- Employer case #
- FPX3896
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:59
- Time of incident
- 19:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-27
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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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