Johnson City, TN

Tennessee operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Johnson City, TN is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

Employers with the most severe injuries in Johnson City

Example incidents

• General Shale Brick, Inc. JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE · 2022-11-16 · Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part

  An employee was repositioning slabs of brick on a conveyor after noticing they were coming out of the pusher area sideways. While adjusting the slabs, a slab of bricks fell onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in amputation.

• VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE · 2018-07-02 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified

  An employee was working with a veteran in her cubicle when a patient's motorized scooter struck and injured her right knee. She sought medical attention at the facility where she was working, and was later admitted to a hospital.

• Norwell Company, Inc. JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE · 2017-08-10 · Struck by discharged object or substance

  An employee was using a high-pressure water jetter to clean out a piece of large pipe when the equipment turned around on its own and high-pressure water hit the employee's left arm, lacerating it.

• U.S. POSTAL SERVICE JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE · 2016-10-18 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet

  An employee was delivering mail from her vehicle. She pulled over to reload mail from the back of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle. As she dismounted her vehicle, she fell on uneven gravel and twisted her ankle. Her left ankle broke and required surgery.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.