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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 custodian 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
234 GLENBROOK RD, STORRS, CT
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9

CLEANING THE OFFICE AS A NORMAL DUTIES

EE WAS CLEANING AND PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES IN THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A FULL GARBAGE BAG. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT KEPT GETTING WORSE THROUGH THE DAY.

PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK

OVEREXERTION AND HEAVINESS OF THE GARBAGE BAG

PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP A GARBAGE BAG

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Academies, college or university
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
11941
Total hours worked
6628540
EIN
066000798
Establishment ID
990694
Employer case #
390018
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
21:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:05:19:00

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.