NORWICH, CT —
OSHA Injury Report: BACKUS HOSPITAL
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
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
- Crisis behavioral health pod room 10 and the common area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
Employee was standing in the doorway of [REDACTED] to inform the patient of admission status
What happened
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
Injury or illness
HEAD OTHER FACIAL SOFT TISSUE STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury
Object or substance involved
Patient physical assault during behavioral health interaction
Summary line
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
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 7:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:21:30:00
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.