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OSHA Injury Report: Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in 3990 E US HW 64 ALT, Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN 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
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Employee was getting report from previous shift leader

What happened

Employee had a respiratory reaction to new air freshener on med surg hall way. Employee needed to use personal inhaler

Injury or illness

Respiratory reaction

Object or substance involved

Air freshener

Summary line

Employee had breathing reaction to air freshener on Med surg hallway

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
18

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02APR2025:14:52:00

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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.