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OSHA Injury Report: East Tennessee Children's Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in 2018 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Safety Companion in hospitals, general pediatric.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Parent company
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Association, Inc.
Street
2018 Clinch Ave
City
Knoxville
State
TN
ZIP
37916
On-site location
ED Core C Exam Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Observing a patient outside the patient window

What happened

Patient came out of room part way and was hitting the employee 's head and pulled the employee 's hair

Injury or illness

Headache facial pain ringing in ears

Object or substance involved

Patient 's open hand

Summary line

Employee hit in head repeatedly by patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Safety Companion
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1912
Total hours worked
2315606
EIN
626002604
Establishment ID
1426886
Employer case #
4037

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45
Time of incident
20:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12JAN26:20:19:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.