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OSHA Injury Report: Baxter Health

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness at Baxter Health in 624 Hospital Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653 resulted in days away from work. Employee was certified Nursing Assistant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Baxter Health
Parent company
Baxter County Regional Hospital
Street
624 Hospital Drive
City
Mountain Home
State
AR
ZIP
72653
On-site location
ER

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

Restraining combative patient

What happened

Employee was restraining confused and combative patient by climbing in bed with the patient. Patient later tested positive for meningitis. Employee developed fever and headache post exposure despite prophylaxis per exposure protocol.

Injury or illness

Contracted possible bacterial meningitis

Object or substance involved

Patient 's airborne particles

Summary line

Suspected meningitis after exposure to patient with meningitis

Employee and industry

Job description
Certified Nursing Assistant
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2046
Total hours worked
3447720
EIN
710561765
Establishment ID
297313
Employer case #
262

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:41
Time of incident
23:59
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:18:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.