Seven correctional officers sustained injuries during separate incidents at Connecticut prisons on Labor Day, according to the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees , or AFSCME.

The first incident happened at York Correctional Institution around 2 p.m. An officer intervened in an argument between four inmates, and sustained a severe injury while doing so.

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The union said the inmates had to be physically retrained and separated, and that's when an officer fractured their tibia, fibula and ankle. Officials said the officer now faces "an arduous recovery marked by pain, surgeries and extensive rehabilitation."

The second incident happened at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution around 4 p.m

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