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OSHA Injury Report: Holston Valley Medical Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Holston Valley Medical Center in 130 West Ravine Road, Kingsport, TN 37660 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nursing Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Holston Valley Medical Center
Parent company
Ballad Health
Street
130 West Ravine Road
City
Kingsport
State
TN
ZIP
37660
On-site location
Patient room 62C

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
32

Before the incident

Sitting with patient

What happened

Team member stated I was sitting with confused patient in [REDACTED]. Patient began spitting at me and nurse applied mask patient ripped mask off started spitting applied new one patient then upper cutted me in my sternum when I bent over to apply new mask.

Injury or illness

Assault contusion - front wall of thorax

Object or substance involved

Patient fist

Summary line

Assault contusion; middle of sternum (front wall thorax); patient fist

Employee and industry

Job description
Nursing Assistant
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1307
Total hours worked
2263520
Establishment ID
51550
Employer case #
1693_1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:23
Time of incident
21:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:14:50:00

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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.