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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 Tech 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
Surgery

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting in surgery

What happened

Employee states he pulled back on an ortho rake too quickly and punctured himself.

Injury or illness

Left index finger puncture

Object or substance involved

Significant Exposure (Blood Body Fluid)

Summary line

Left index finger puncture due to puncture of skin by surgical rake.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
467
Total hours worked
697028
Establishment ID
1074889
Employer case #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:45:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:15:12:00

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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.