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OSHA Injury Report: University of Connecticut, Storrs

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at University of Connecticut, Storrs in Storrs, CT 6269 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter in academies, college or university.

Establishment
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Parent company
University of Connecticut
Street
343 Mansfield Road, Unit 1111
City
Storrs
State
CT
ZIP
6269
On-site location
STORRS, CT
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

PARTICIPATING IN AUTO EXTRICATION TRAINING

THE EE HAD BEEN PARTICIPATING IN AUTO EXTRICATION TRAINING AT THE TRANSFER STATION. WHILE LIFTING A RESCUE STRUT THE EE HAD FELT A POP FOLLOWED BY PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS LATER EVALUATED BY AMBULANCE AND TAKEN TO RECEIVE CARE BY A THIRD PARTY.

PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK

RESCUE STRUT

FELT A POP FOLLOWED BY PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A RESCUE STRUT

Job description
Firefighter
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
11941
Total hours worked
6628540
EIN
066000798
Establishment ID
990694
Employer case #
389360
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:04:08:00

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.