Cortez, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Southwest Health System, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Southwest Health System, Inc. in 1311 North Mildred Road, Cortez, CO 81321 resulted in days away from work. Employee was surgical Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Southwest Health System, Inc.
- Parent company
- Southwest Health System, Inc.
- Street
- 1311 North Mildred Road
- City
- Cortez
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 81321
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 168
Before the incident
Walking across operating room.
What happened
While bending over to pick up the tab off a patient drape employee felt pain and popping sensation in mid to lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain to back
Object or substance involved
No object or substance
Summary line
Back strain from bending over to pick up trash
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 379
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 640,657
- EIN
- 841337350
- Establishment ID
- 668664
- Employer case #
- 171
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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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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