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OSHA Injury Report: UT Health Athens

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at UT Health Athens in 2000 S Palestine Street, Athens, TX 75751 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Lab Scientist in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
UT Health Athens
Parent company
AHS/UTHET Tyler
Street
2000 S Palestine Street
City
Athens
State
TX
ZIP
75751
On-site location
Lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Blood Cultures

What happened

Disposing of needle sharps in the container. The needle did not go into the container and punctured the employee in the forearm.

Injury or illness

Needle stick puncture to the left forearm

Object or substance involved

Contaminated needle

Summary line

Needle stick puncture to the forearm while disposing sharps.

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Lab Scientist
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
444
Total hours worked
667166
Establishment ID
1260688
Employer case #
M681741

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
6:33
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:18:20:00

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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.