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 phlebotomist 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
- CCU ROOM 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was withdrawing a needle following a procedure and applying gauze to the patient s wrist
What happened
While slightly withdrawing a needle and applying gauze to the patient s wrist the needle grazed the employee s right index finger
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Hypodermic needle sharp instrument during patient care
Summary line
While slightly withdrawing a needle and applying gauze to the patient s wrist the needle grazed the employee s right index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHLEBOTOMIST
- SOC code
- 31-9097: Phlebotomists
- 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 #
- E4K0726
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:30
- Time of incident
- 20:45
- 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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