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 rN 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
- Highlands Regional Medical Center 5000 KY Rt 321 Prestonsburg KY 41653
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
PULLING [REDACTED] 40 MG
What happened
[REDACTED] WAS PULLING [REDACTED] 40 MG OUT OF PATIENTS STOMACH. WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUSH THE PLUNGER DOWN THE NEEDLE POKED THROUGH [REDACTED] LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Injury or illness
Needlestick
Object or substance involved
Lovenox shot
Summary line
[REDACTED] WAS PULLING [REDACTED] 40 MG OUT OF PATIENTS STOMACH. WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUSH THE PLUNGER DOWN THE NEEDLE POKED THROUGH [REDACTED] LEFT INDEX FINGER.
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
- 509
- Total hours worked
- 915511
- EIN
- 008387099
- Establishment ID
- 887741
- Employer case #
- 17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:52
- Time of incident
- 9:20
- 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.