Viroqua, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Vernon Memorial Healthcare
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Vernon Memorial Healthcare in 507 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Vernon Memorial Healthcare
- Parent company
- Vernon Memorial Healthcare
- Street
- 507 S. Main Street
- City
- Viroqua
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54665
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting with surgery.
What happened
Surgeon had intense long hip surgery. Employee was standing in one position for a long time and their mid-low back became strained. Pain got worse the following week. The employee did end up seeking medical attention for the pain and was referred to Physical Therapy.
Injury or illness
Low-mid back strain.
Object or substance involved
Standing on a position for long period of time.
Summary line
Back strain during long surgery
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technician
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 356
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 532,499
- Establishment ID
- 1074889
- Employer case #
- 20246
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 15:11
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-17
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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