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OSHA Injury Report: Newport Medical Center

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

On , a hearing loss at Newport Medical Center in Newport, TN 37821 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Newport Medical Center
Parent company
Tennova
Street
435 Second Street
City
Newport
State
TN
ZIP
37821
On-site location
Ed
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)

caring for angry combative patient

patient became angry and had an outburst of energy trying to get out of bed. with others helping with patient emp was kicked in right ear side of head by patient. Employee is on blood thinners as well but having sustained hearing loss just after incident.

kick from patient in right ear side of head

patients leg that kicked her

kicked in right ear causing loss of hearing pain

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
297
Total hours worked
543079
Establishment ID
915965
Employer case #
15
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
23:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:14:56:00

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.