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OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Veterans Care Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Virginia Veterans Care Center in 4550 Shenandoah Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24017 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was floor Tech in nursing homes.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Virginia Veterans Care Center
Parent company
Commonwealth of Virginia
Street
4550 Shenandoah Avenue NW
City
Roanoke
State
VA
ZIP
24017
On-site location
Ground Floor Linen Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Moving linens from one cart to another

What happened

Employee bent down to take sheets from one cart to another employee began to complain of pain in the middle of his back after completing task.

Injury or illness

Employee complaining of pain in the middle of his back.

Object or substance involved

Lifting Linens

Summary line

Employee bent down to take sheets from one cart to another employee began to complain of pain in the middle of his back after completing task.

Employee and industry

Job description
Floor Tech
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
623110 — Nursing homes
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
320
Total hours worked
746617
EIN
541629864
Establishment ID
134764
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:18:30:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.