Knoxville, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: University Health System, Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at University Health System, Inc. in Knoxville, TN 37920 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech First Assist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- University Health System, Inc.
- Parent company
- University Health System, Inc.
- Street
- 2035 Medical Center Way
- City
- Knoxville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37920
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting in surgical procedures.
What happened
When passing a clean suture in the needle driver to the surgeon she pulled it back quickly puncturing her right middle finger.
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
Suture Needle
Summary line
When passing a clean suture in the needle driver she pulled it back quickly puncturing her right middle finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Tech First Assist
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 5826
- Total hours worked
- 8672400
- EIN
- 311626179
- Establishment ID
- 416724
- Employer case #
- 2025-733
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:14:32:00
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.