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OSHA Injury Report: Vernon Memorial Healthcare

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Vernon Memorial Healthcare in 507 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI 54665 resulted in days away from work. Employee was food and Nutrition Specialists 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
Hospital Kitchen

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting with food preparation in the kitchen

What happened

Employee picked up a metal pan that was not on the grill and did not expect it to be hot. After about 30-40 minutes developed pain from the burn.

Injury or illness

Right hand palm burn

Object or substance involved

Hot metal pan

Summary line

Employee grabbed accidentally touched a hot metal pan on the grill burning her right hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Food and Nutrition Specialists
SOC code
29-1031 — Dietitians and Nutritionists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
467
Total hours worked
697028
Establishment ID
1074889
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:45:00.000
Time of incident
11:15:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:14:41:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.