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OSHA Injury Report: Vernon Health Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Vernon Health Hospital in 507 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cNA in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Vernon Health Hospital
Parent company
Vernon Memorial Healthcare
Street
507 S. Main Street
City
Viroqua
State
WI
ZIP
54665
On-site location
Med/surg

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Preparing patient to complete transfer from bed to chair

What happened

Employee was transferring patient from bed to chair utilizing a gait belt and walker. Patient 's BMI is 36.9 . While transferring the patient 's knees buckled and employee had lift patient to the chair to prevent patient from falling to the floor.

Injury or illness

Strained back

Object or substance involved

None

Summary line

Back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
CNA
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
336
Total hours worked
531532
Establishment ID
1074889
Employer case #
20251

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
17:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:15:47:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.