TORRINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL in 540 LITCHFIELD ST, TORRINGTON, CT 6790 resulted in days away from work. Employee was radiologic Technologist in hospitals - General Medical & Surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL
- Parent company
- HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
- Street
- 540 LITCHFIELD ST
- City
- TORRINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6790
- On-site location
- RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ROOM 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 23
- Days restricted or transferred
- 36
Before the incident
Employee was assisting with transferring a patient from a stretcher to an imaging table using a slide board with another technologist
What happened
During a slide board transfer to the imaging table staff coordinated a count prior to pulling the patient On the count of three the employee pulled however the assisting technologist did not pull simultaneously The employee felt a pulling sensation in the mid to lower back T10 through L4 L5 region Ibuprofen was taken approximately 30 minutes after the incident
Injury or illness
UPPER BACK AREA THORACIC AREA STRAIN Injury
Object or substance involved
Patient during slide board transfer overexertion due to uneven load during manual patient handling
Summary line
During a slide board transfer to imaging table staff coordinated a count prior to pulling the patient On the count of three employee pulled but assisting technologist did not pull simultaneously Employee felt a pulling sensation in the mid to lower back
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Radiologic Technologist
- SOC code
- 29-2034: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals - General Medical & Surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 924
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,634,888
- EIN
- 060646678
- Establishment ID
- 1193521
- Employer case #
- F8V1155
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:30
- Time of incident
- 12:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-28
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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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