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OSHA Injury Report: AdventHealth Polk

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at AdventHealth Polk in 101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, NC 28722 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Registrar.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
AdventHealth Polk
Parent company
Adventist Health System
Street
101 Hospital Drive
City
Columbus
State
NC
ZIP
28722
On-site location
Registration - Emergency Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

exposure to viral meningitis patient

What happened

Was exposed a team member multiple times through multiple interactions who tested positive for meningitis. Employee Health performed contact tracing on 3-24 and [REDACTED] following the exposure and on [REDACTED] I was interviewed by Employee Health. After I was interviewed the Employee Health nurse told me to be evaluated in the ED as I had symptoms as I was experiencing symptoms that were commonly associated with meningitis.

Injury or illness

Illness Exposure to Body Fluid Brain

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

Was exposed a team member multiple times through multiple interactions who tested positive for meningitis. Employee Health performed contact tracing on 3[REDACTED] and 3-25 following the exposure and on 3-[REDACTED] I was interviewed by Employee Health. A

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Registrar
SOC code
43-4111 — Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
256
Total hours worked
383153
EIN
560543246
Establishment ID
1273471
Employer case #
EV2025208

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:18:46:00

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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.