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OSHA Injury Report: Holston Valley Medical Center

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN 37660 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sterile Processing Coordinator in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Holston Valley Medical Center
Parent company
Ballad Health
Street
130 West Ravine Road
City
Kingsport
State
TN
ZIP
37660
On-site location
on 4th floor, in the hallway from OR to the elevator
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
83
Days restricted or transferred
34

Pushing soiled carts to sterile processing from OR

Team member stated I was coming from OR to Sterile Processing with two carts. As I was pulling the carts around the corner toward the elevator one of the carts abruptly stopped as I continued to push which causes pain immediately in my left shoulder.

Rotator cuff tear - left shoulder

Case cart abruptly stopped due to faulty wheels

Rotator cuff tear; left shoulder; faulty wheels on cart

Job description
Sterile Processing Coordinator
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1307
Total hours worked
2263520
Establishment ID
51550
Employer case #
1686_1
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:13:55:00

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.