NORWICH, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical technologis 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
- E1 OR ROOM 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was assisting during a biopsy procedure and handling a Precision Point needle attached to a biopsy gun
What happened
During a biopsy procedure a [REDACTED] needle became stuck in the biopsy gun While attempting to free the needle the employee sustained a puncture to the right middle finger The needle had already been used at the time of the injury
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Used Precision Point biopsy needle contaminated sharp instrument during procedure
Summary line
During a biopsy procedure a [REDACTED] needle became stuck in the biopsy gun While attempting to free the needle the employee sustained a puncture to the right middle finger The needle had already been used at the time of the injury
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIS
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- 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 #
- FPX6529
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:37
- Time of incident
- 10:45
- 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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