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OSHA Injury Report: Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in 3990 E US HW 64 ALT, Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pCT in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
Street
3990 E US HW 64 ALT
City
Murphy
State
NC
ZIP
28906
On-site location
Med Surg

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Trying to get a blood sugar on pt.

What happened

Employee was attempting to obtain BG on pt. PT became agitated and punched employee

Injury or illness

Punched in face

Object or substance involved

PT

Summary line

Mouth

Employee and industry

Job description
PCT
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
457
Total hours worked
689427
EIN
561844262
Establishment ID
1406630
Employer case #
10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02APR2025:14:08:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.