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 lab Assistant 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
- ED Patient Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee had just drawn blood cultures and was trying to activate the needle 's safety device using the edge of a counter. The device failed to clip into place and the syringe needle bounced hitting the employee in the right index finger.
What happened
Needle safety device failed to clip into place and the syringe needle bounced hitting the employee in the finger
Injury or illness
Needlestick to right index finger.
Object or substance involved
Smiths Medical straight needle.
Summary line
Needle Stick Right Index Finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Assistant
- SOC code
- 29-2012: Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- 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 #
- 20247
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 15:15
- 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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