NORWICH, CT —
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 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
- Avg employees
- 1796
- Total hours worked
- 3133676
- EIN
- 060250773
- Establishment ID
- 1145572
- Employer case #
- E4U7405
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:21:07:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.