Prestonsburg, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, KY 41653 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was hOUSEKEEPING AIDE in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
- Parent company
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare
- Street
- 5000 KY RT 321
- City
- Prestonsburg
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41653
- On-site location
- General Stores 5000 KY Rt 321 Prestonsburg KY 41653
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Taking out trash
What happened
NEEDLESTICK TAKING OUT BIOHAZARD BAG AND WAS LIFTING BAG FROM TRASH BAG AND GOT POKED BY A NEEDLE NOT SURE WHICH HAND WAS STUCK
Injury or illness
Needlestick
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
NEEDLESTICK TAKING OUT BIOHAZARD BAG AND WAS LIFTING BAG FROM TRASH BAG AND GOT POKED BY A NEEDLE NOT SURE WHICH HAND WAS STUCK
Employee and industry
- Job description
- HOUSEKEEPING AIDE
- SOC code
- 37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 509
- Total hours worked
- 915511
- EIN
- 008387099
- Establishment ID
- 887741
- Employer case #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28FEB26:01:18:00
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.