Richmond, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA 23284 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cage Wash Attendant in colleges, universities, and professional schools.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Parent company
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Street
- 1008 E Clay Street
- City
- Richmond
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23284
- On-site location
- Sanger Hall 1101 East Marshall Street Richmond VA 23219 B2-62
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 70
Before the incident
Employee was lifting multiple stacked rat cages with bedding from a low position on a low flatbed cart
What happened
Employee suffered an ergonomic injury due to their body positioning.
Injury or illness
Strained back
Object or substance involved
Ergonomics
Summary line
Ergonomic injury from lifting rat cages from a low position resulting in strained upper back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cage Wash Attendant
- SOC code
- 39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 611310 — Colleges, universities, and professional schools
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 12739
- Total hours worked
- 15194768
- EIN
- 546001758
- Establishment ID
- 1451175
- Employer case #
- 686-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:23
- Time of incident
- 8:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02FEB26:15:14:00
Source
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.