NORWICH, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN 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
- IR ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Employee was positioned at the head of the bed checking on the patient during a procedure
What happened
While the employee was at the head of the bed the physician removed a needle and was refilling a syringe with lidocaine with epinephrine when the syringe unexpectedly propelled across the table striking the employee in the face and eyes
Injury or illness
HEAD OTHER FACIAL SOFT TISSUE OTHER THAN PHYS All Other Illnesses
Object or substance involved
Syringe containing lidocaine with epinephrine accidental projectile exposure during procedure
Summary line
While the employee was at the head of the bed the physician removed a needle and was refilling a syringe with lidocaine with epinephrine when the syringe unexpectedly propelled across the table striking the employee in the face and eyes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- 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 #
- FPX2349
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:55
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- 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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