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OSHA Injury Report: McDowell Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at McDowell Appalachian Regional Healthcare in McDowell, KY 41647 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rN in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
McDowell Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Parent company
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Street
9879 KY RT 122
City
McDowell
State
KY
ZIP
41647
On-site location
MED/SURG
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12

PT CARE

Caring for a pt attempting to apply chapstick to pt ' 's lip explained & shown chapstick before applying. once chapstick placed on pt pt grabbed her right arm with both of his hands and twisted towards the right direction. She was unable to get loose from pt & screamed from pain as pt continued to twist. Pt continued even after she screamed. CNA present and attempting to release pt ' 's hands from her she finally got loose.

strain to right arm

patient twisted her arm

RIGHT ARM STRAIN

Job description
RN
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
218549
EIN
520795508
Establishment ID
64947
Employer case #
11
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
3:07
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24JAN2025:20:22:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.