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OSHA Injury Report: Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center in 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054 resulted in days away from work. Employee was licensed practical nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Parent company
CaroMont Health, Inc.
Street
2525 Court Drive
City
Gastonia
State
NC
ZIP
28054
On-site location
patient room in emergency room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

assessing patient who had a cough in the ED

What happened

exposed to patient with pertussis without wearing proper ppe became symptomatic and took medications prophylactically

Injury or illness

pertussis exposure with symptoms treated prophylactically

Object or substance involved

pertussis bacteria

Summary line

exposure to pertussis patient employee not wearing PPE

Employee and industry

Job description
licensed practical nurse
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3212
Total hours worked
5778109
EIN
560619359
Establishment ID
590721
Employer case #
491

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:18:30:00

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Source

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