NORWICH, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was student nursing tech 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
- ROOM A279
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Employee was assisting with transferring a patient to a bedside commode with staff assistance
What happened
While assisting with transferring a patient to a commode the patient repeatedly sat back down requiring multiple lifting attempts with staff assistance After several attempts to complete the transfer the employee began experiencing back pain
Injury or illness
LOWER BACK AREA LUMBAR LUMBAR SACRAL STRAIN Injury
Object or substance involved
Patient during repeated manual transfer attempts overexertion during patient handling
Summary line
While assisting with transferring a patient to a commode the patient repeatedly sat back down requiring multiple lifting attempts with staff assistance After several attempts to complete the transfer the employee began experiencing back pain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- STUDENT NURSING TECH
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- 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 #
- FPX6235
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:54
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- 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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