Highlands, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: MH Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center, LLLP
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at MH Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center, LLLP in Highlands, NC 28741 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Assistant Specialist in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MH Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center, LLLP
- Parent company
- Mission Health
- Street
- 190 Hospital Drive
- City
- Highlands
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28741
- On-site location
- Radiology
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Phlebotomy
What happened
Needle was not locked in all the way after securing it out. While placing transfer device the tip of the needle stuck my right thumb. I washed my hands with soap and water while trying to squeeze out all I could from injury site.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp Finger(s) Needle
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
Contaminated Sharp Finger(s) Needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Assistant Specialist
- SOC code
- 29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 492
- Total hours worked
- 529137
- EIN
- 832048950
- Establishment ID
- 570339
- Employer case #
- V27640-198
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 09FEB2025:17:50:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.