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OSHA Injury Report: Holston Valley Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Holston Valley Medical Center in 130 West Ravine Road, Kingsport, TN 37660 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN 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 23D

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Attempting to activate the safety device on an insulin needle after administering insulin

What happened

Team member reported Nurse gave patient insulin. Nurse went to push up safety mechanism of needle and accidentally pushed down on needle instead.

Injury or illness

Needlestick left index finger

Object or substance involved

Contaminated insulin needle

Summary line

Needlestick; left index finger; contaminated insulin needle

Employee and industry

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1307
Total hours worked
2263520
Establishment ID
51550
Employer case #
1845_1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:23
Time of incident
17:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:19:23:00

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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.