Knoxville, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Kuwahee WWTP
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kuwahee WWTP in Knoxville, TN 37916 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was plant Operator in sewage treatment plants or facilities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kuwahee WWTP
- Parent company
- Knoxville Utilities Board
- Street
- 2015 Neyland Drive
- City
- Knoxville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37916
- On-site location
- 2015 Neyland Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Working in bar screen area of plant
What happened
While placing right hand on dumpster to move it felt a sting and saw puncture through his glove.
Injury or illness
Puncture on palm of right hand
Object or substance involved
unknown sharp object on dumpster
Summary line
Puncture wound to right hand from other potential infectious material (OPIM)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plant Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221320 — Sewage treatment plants or facilities
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 35
- Total hours worked
- 69021
- EIN
- 626000324
- Establishment ID
- 49758
- Employer case #
- 20240025
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 4:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 07FEB2025:14:19:00
Source
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.