Kingsport, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Holston Valley Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN 37660 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Holston Valley Medical Center
- Parent company
- Ballad Health
- Street
- 130 West Ravine Road
- City
- Kingsport
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37660
- On-site location
- Patient room 31M
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing insulin needle from patient arm after insulin administration
What happened
Team member stated While withdrawing SQ shot in back of arm patient jerked a little bumping into my arm holding the needle causing needle to stick through the glove on my left thumb on my left hand that is holding patient 's arm.
Injury or illness
Needlestick - left thumb
Object or substance involved
Insulin needle
Summary line
Needlestick; left thumb knuckle; insulin needle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1307
- Total hours worked
- 2263520
- Establishment ID
- 51550
- Employer case #
- 1863_1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:23
- Time of incident
- 22:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 25FEB26:15:47:00
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.