Richmond, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
Other illness · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an other illness at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1008 E Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23284 resulted in days away from work. Employee was student Worker in colleges, universities, and professional schools.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Parent company
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Street
- 1008 E Clay Street
- City
- Richmond
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23284
- On-site location
- University Of Virginia Coastal Research Center Hog Island 6364 Cliffs Rd Cape Charles VA 23310
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Employee was performing field research on a remote coastal island in [REDACTED].
What happened
Employee was bit by a tick which they pulled off. The site of the tick bite later turned red and the around the tick bite became swollen as did nearby glands along with fever and chills occuring later.
Injury or illness
Infection
Object or substance involved
Tick
Summary line
Tick-borne illness from bite on right hip.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Student Worker
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 611310: Colleges, universities, and professional schools
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 12,739
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 15,194,768
- EIN
- 546001758
- Establishment ID
- 1451175
- Employer case #
- 719-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 12:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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