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OSHA Injury Report: Lewis Gale Medical Center

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA 24153 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Lewis Gale Medical Center
Parent company
HCA
Street
1900 Electric Road
City
Salem
State
VA
ZIP
24153
On-site location
4 East
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

assisting to turn a patient and pushehed the tranfer mat under the patient

Assisting in turning patient in bed pushing the patients transfer mat under the patient My right ring finger got caught in the fold of the mat as I was pushing it under the patient

rupture of the extensor mechanism of the DIP

pushing under the weight of the patient

Assisting in turning patient in bed pushing the patients transfer mat under the patient My right ring finger got caught in the fold of the mat as I was pushing it under the patient

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1201
Total hours worked
2504576
EIN
621760148
Establishment ID
825118
Employer case #
15673
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:01:21:00

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.