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OSHA Injury Report: Northern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility

Poisoning · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a poisoning at Northern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility in 112 Northern Regional Correctional Drive, Moundsville, WV 26041 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was corrections Facility Coordinator in correctional institutions.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility
Parent company
Northern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility
Street
112 Northern Regional Correctional Drive
City
Moundsville
State
WV
ZIP
26041
On-site location
Facility State Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)

Before the incident

Employee was processing an inmate 's personal property for intake.

What happened

While wearing gloves a piece of paper hidden between the cellphone and cellphone case a piece of paper hidden was found and placed in the evidence bag. Within one minute the employee began feeling ill.

Injury or illness

Increased heart rate shaking shallow breathing and feeling about to pass out.

Object or substance involved

Fentanyl hidden between cellphone and cellphone case.

Summary line

Exposure to [REDACTED] hidden in inmates personal belongings.

Employee and industry

Job description
Corrections Facility Coordinator
SOC code
43-9199 — Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
NAICS code
922140 — Correctional institutions
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
119
Total hours worked
290336
EIN
472045326
Establishment ID
1182061
Employer case #
23-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:53:00.000
Time of incident
9:52:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:14:41:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.