Murphy, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Murphy Medical Center dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Murphy Medical Center dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in 3990 E US Hwy 64 Alt, Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was MD in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Erlanger Health
- Street
- 3990 E US Hwy 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
performing surgery on patient
What happened
Suturing patient during surgery. Poked left index finger.
Injury or illness
contaminated needle
Object or substance involved
contaminated needle
Summary line
Needle stick to left index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MD
- SOC code
- 29-1229: Physicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 543
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 672,100
- EIN
- 561844262
- Establishment ID
- 1463658
- Employer case #
- 202500026
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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