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OSHA Injury Report: University Health System, Inc.

Other illness · Other recordable case

On , an other illness at University Health System, Inc. in Knoxville, TN 37920 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was staff Nurse in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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
Surgery
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Opening a camera and light cord sterilely.

TM noticed a brown liquid checked to see if it was oil or water. He touched it & determined to be non-sterile. Afterwards he noticed his 1st & 2nd finger started turning white and burning.

All Other Exposure

Materiel Handling

Opening a camera & light cord TM noticed a brown liquid checked to see if it was oil or water. He touched it & determined to be non-sterile. Afterwards he noticed his 1st & 2nd finger started turning white & slight burning.

Job description
Staff Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
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 #
2025-744
Date of incident
Shift started
10:30
Time of incident
12:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:14:32:00

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.