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OSHA Injury Report: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT 5201 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Parent company
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Street
100 Hospital Drive
City
Bennington
State
VT
ZIP
5201
On-site location
Emergency Department
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
73

Reports he was working in the ER transferring a 500 pound patient from a bariatric bed to an EMS stretcher. He reports that he was pushing the patient over onto the stretcher when he felt a twinge in his left lower back.

Reports he was working in the ER transferring a 500 pound patient from a bariatric bed to an EMS stretcher. He reports that he was pushing the patient over onto the stretcher when he felt a twinge in his left lower back.

Lumbar Strain

Ergonomics

Reports he was working in the ER transferring a 500 pound patient from a bariatric bed to an EMS stretcher. He reports that he was pushing the patient over onto the stretcher when he felt a twinge in his left lower back.

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1050
Total hours worked
1618408
EIN
222563241
Establishment ID
1520884
Employer case #
31
Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:16:22:00

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.