Dyersburg, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital in 400 East Tickle St, Dyersburg, TN 38024 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Parent company
- West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
- Street
- 400 East Tickle St
- City
- Dyersburg
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 38024
- On-site location
- Emergency Room 12
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Trying to restrain patient to avoid injury to patient while he was moving thrashing around in the bed.
What happened
Patient was combative and he spit into the air and secretions were felt on left side of face not sure if left eye received secretions employee had on glasses.
Injury or illness
Body fluid exposure to face.
Object or substance involved
Patient spitting
Summary line
Trying to keep combative patient in bed when patient spit on employee left side of face had glasses
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 411
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 670,022
- EIN
- 421557536
- Establishment ID
- 659768
- Employer case #
- 26620
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 12:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-17
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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