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 surgical Assistant Intern 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
- Surgery
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Participating in a podiatry surgical procedure in her role as a surgical assist intern
What happened
Employee sustained an exposure to her left thumb when a used retractor became displaced during the surgical procedure.
Injury or illness
Needlestick to the left thumb
Object or substance involved
Senn Retractor
Summary line
Significant Exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Assistant Intern
- SOC code
- 29-9093: Surgical Assistants
- 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 #
- 20258
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:33
- 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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