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OSHA Injury Report: Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in 5000 KY RT 321, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was eR ASSISTANT in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Parent company
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Street
5000 KY RT 321
City
Prestonsburg
State
KY
ZIP
41653
On-site location
5000 KY Rt 321 Ste 2127 Prestonsburg KY 41653

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Manual Hold

What happened

INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO DE-ESCALATE A PATIENT WITH A MANUAL HOLD AND STRAINED BACK IN LUMBAR AREA.

Injury or illness

Lumbar strain and pinched nerve.

Object or substance involved

Patient

Summary line

INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO DE-ESCALATE A PATIENT WITH A MANUAL HOLD AND STRAINED BACK IN LUMBAR AREA.

Employee and industry

Job description
ER ASSISTANT
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
509
Total hours worked
915511
EIN
008387099
Establishment ID
887741
Employer case #
28

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:01
Time of incident
22:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:01:18:00

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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.