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OSHA Injury Report: Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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

Taking out trash

NEEDLESTICK TAKING OUT BIOHAZARD BAG AND WAS LIFTING BAG FROM TRASH BAG AND GOT POKED BY A NEEDLE NOT SURE WHICH HAND WAS STUCK

Needlestick

Needle

NEEDLESTICK TAKING OUT BIOHAZARD BAG AND WAS LIFTING BAG FROM TRASH BAG AND GOT POKED BY A NEEDLE NOT SURE WHICH HAND WAS STUCK

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:01:18:00

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.