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 APP surgical OR spec 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
- BACKUS HOSPITAL
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was working in the sterile field during a procedure and moved their hand as a robotic arm was exiting the sterile field
What happened
While moving the hand out of the path of a robotic arm exiting the sterile field a hypodermic needle contacted and caught the employee s glove resulting in a sharps exposure
Injury or illness
UPPER EXTREMITIES FINGER S CUT PUNCTURE Injury
Object or substance involved
Hypodermic needle attached to robotic surgical equipment sharp instrument during procedure
Summary line
While moving the hand out of the path of a robotic arm exiting the sterile field a hypodermic needle contacted and caught the employee s glove resulting in a sharps exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- APP SURGICAL OR SPEC
- 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 #
- E4U7405
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:10
- 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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