Storrs, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: University of Connecticut, Storrs
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at University of Connecticut, Storrs in 343 Mansfield Road, Unit 1111, Storrs, CT 6269 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter in academies, college or university.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
PARTICIPATING IN AUTO EXTRICATION TRAINING
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK
Object or substance involved
RESCUE STRUT
Summary line
FELT A POP FOLLOWED BY PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A RESCUE STRUT
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Firefighter
- SOC code
- 33-2011: Firefighters
- NAICS code
- 611310: Academies, college or university
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 11,941
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 6,628,540
- EIN
- 066000798
- Establishment ID
- 990694
- Employer case #
- 389360
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-02
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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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