Viroqua, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Vernon Health Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Vernon Health Hospital in 507 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was ER Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Vernon Health Hospital
- Parent company
- Vernon Memorial Healthcare
- Street
- 507 S. Main Street
- City
- Viroqua
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54665
- On-site location
- ER
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Preparing patient to be transferred from CT table to ER cot utilizing a 2 person transfer and SLIP device
What happened
Employee was transferring patient from CT table to ER cot. She utilized another employee to complete a 2 person transfer as well as a SLIP device for transfer assistance and friction prevention. While completing the transfer the employee felt her lower back strain resulting in pain and stiffness.
Injury or illness
Lower back strain
Object or substance involved
None
Summary line
Back Strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- ER Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2042: Emergency Medical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 336
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 531,532
- Establishment ID
- 1074889
- Employer case #
- 20252
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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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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