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 Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Murphy Medical Center dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
- Parent company
- Erlanger Health
- Street
- 3990 E US Hwy 64 Alt
- City
- Murphy
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28906
- On-site location
- ER
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Ventilating patient with ambu bag MD attempting trach on patient with scapel traumatic situation scalpel punctured staff 's hand.
What happened
Ventilating patient with ambu bag MD attempting trach on patient with scapel traumatic situation scalpel punctured staff 's hand.
Injury or illness
contaminated sharp
Object or substance involved
contaminated sharp
Summary line
ventilating pt with Ambu bag MD was attempting trach on pt with scalpel. Scapel punctured staff 's hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 543
- Total hours worked
- 672100
- EIN
- 561844262
- Establishment ID
- 1463658
- Employer case #
- 202500010
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 18:05
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 09FEB26:16:42:00
Source
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.