Richmond, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1008 E Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23284 resulted in days away from work. Employee was animal Assistant RS 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
- Kontos Medical Science Bldg 1217 East Marshall Street Richmond VA 23219
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Employee was assisting in cleaning a large trash can from storage that was full of mouse huts.
What happened
Employee was maintaining a squatting position for a prolonged period of time and experienced back soreness.
Injury or illness
Lower back muscle strain
Object or substance involved
Ergonomics
Summary line
Right low back soreness from squatting down and twisting.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Animal Assistant RS
- SOC code
- 39-2021: Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 611310: Colleges, universities, and professional schools
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 12,739
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 15,194,768
- EIN
- 546001758
- Establishment ID
- 1451175
- Employer case #
- 793-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:15
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-02
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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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