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OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at BACKUS HOSPITAL in NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rN PSYCH in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
BACKUS HOSPITAL
Parent company
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
Street
326 WASHINGTON ST
City
NORWICH
State
CT
ZIP
6360
On-site location
Crisis behavioral health pod room 10 and the common area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Employee was standing in the doorway of [REDACTED] to inform the patient of admission status

While standing in the doorway to communicate with the patient the patient abruptly stood up without provocation and struck the employee in the left eye with a closed fist The employee stepped back from the force of the strike as the patient continued aggressive behavior

HEAD OTHER FACIAL SOFT TISSUE STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury

Patient physical assault during behavioral health interaction

While standing in doorway to communicate with patient the patient abruptly stood up without provocation and struck employee in left eye with a closed fist Employee stepped back from the force of the strike as the patient continued aggressive behavior

Job description
RN PSYCH
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
E4U2757
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:30:00

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.