Murphy, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgeon in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
- Street
- 3990 E US HW 64 ALT
- City
- Murphy
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28906
- On-site location
- OR
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Operating
What happened
Pulled IV catheter needle out of tubing and stuck R thumb. Needle was hesitant to come out of tubing surgeon had to apply slightly more force.
Injury or illness
Needle Stick
Object or substance involved
IV needle from surgery
Summary line
Needle Stick
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgeon
- SOC code
- 29-1249 — Surgeons, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 457
- Total hours worked
- 689427
- EIN
- 561844262
- Establishment ID
- 1406630
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 02APR2025:12:56:00
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.