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OSHA Injury Report: Murphy Medical Center dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Murphy Medical Center dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, NC 28906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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
Cafeteria
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Pulling chair out in cafeteria

Pulling chair up to table. Went to sit and seat was loose on chair. Left index finger got caught between seat and frame. 2 screws were missing from chair.

injury to left hand index finger

chair missing 2 screws

Pulling chair up to table. Went to sit and seat was loose on chair. Left index finger got caught between seat and frame. 2 screws were missing from chair.

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
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 #
202500005
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:16:42:00

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.