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OSHA Injury Report: Science Museum Of Virginia

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Science Museum Of Virginia in 2500 West Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220 resulted in days away from work. Employee was technology Specialist in art museums.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Science Museum Of Virginia
Parent company
Science Museum Of Virginia
Street
2500 West Broad St
City
Richmond
State
VA
ZIP
23220
On-site location
4 East Office

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

The employee and his supervisor were rotating a desk standing on it 's end requiring rotation to position it correctly on the floor

What happened

The employee and his supervisor were rotating a desk standing on it 's end requiring rotation to position it correctly on the floor. After testing weight and assuming lift with your legs position a 1-2-3 count desk was lifted when the employee immediately reacted with back pain.

Injury or illness

Back strain

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

Lifting while rotating desk resulting in back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Technology Specialist
SOC code
15-1299 — Computer Occupations, All Other
NAICS code
712110 — Art museums
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
151
Total hours worked
266952
EIN
540896076
Establishment ID
1082784
Employer case #
2.51016E+

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:19:03:00

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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.