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OSHA Injury Report: East Tennessee Children's Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in 2018 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was phlebotomist 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
Patient Room 227

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

Beginning capillary finger stick

What happened

Patient started hitting the employee with their other hand. This hand had an IV board.

Injury or illness

Right hand pain and swelling

Object or substance involved

Patient 's left hand IV board

Summary line

Patient struck employee 's right hand continuously during blood draw with the patient 's IV boarded hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1912
Total hours worked
2315606
EIN
626002604
Establishment ID
1426886
Employer case #
4695

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:00
Time of incident
6:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12JAN26:20:48:00

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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.