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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 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
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Assisting to transfer pt

What happened

Employee was assisting 5 other staff to transfer pt that weighed 503 lbs

Injury or illness

strain to L arm

Object or substance involved

PT

Summary line

Transferring pt that weighed 503 lbs. Employee was assisting 5 other employee 's to transfer pt

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 #
20

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02APR2025:15:08:00

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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.