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OSHA Injury Report: City of Knoxville - Public Service Department

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at City of Knoxville - Public Service Department in 400 W Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eO II Knuckle.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
City of Knoxville - Public Service Department
Parent company
City of Knoxville
Street
400 W Main Street
City
Knoxville
State
TN
ZIP
37902
On-site location
1500 Minnesota Ave

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

PICKING UP TRASH IN AN ALLEY.

What happened

While picking up trash the arm of a boom hit a tree limb which fell on [REDACTED] right hand. Butterfly strips were applied to close the wound.

Injury or illness

Lacerated Right Hand Struck by object Tree limb

Object or substance involved

Tree limb

Summary line

Lacerated Right Hand Struck by object Tree limb

Employee and industry

Job description
EO II Knuckle
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
561730
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
246
Total hours worked
480217
EIN
626000326
Establishment ID
1436107
Employer case #
927

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:45
Time of incident
10:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:20:13:00

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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.