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Incidents

Life Threatening Injuries: Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Reporting Illness or Injury

Report all illnesses or injuries, and near misses to the UT System Office of Risk Management. EHS receives notices of these incidents.

On-the-Job Injuries (Employee Illness or Injuries)

Employee accidents must follow all Workers Compensation requirements including timely and proper reporting to CorVel. The State of Tennessee can issue substantial fines to your department for failure to report, delayed report, or seeking treatment for non-emergencies prior to reporting.

  • Any UT employee listed in DASH as active (not “Friend of the University”)
  • Full and part-time staff
  • Faculty
  • Graduate Assistants (GAs, GRAs, GTAs)
  • Student Assistants (employees)
  • Work-study students

  • Accidents must be reported immediately to CorVel
  • Delayed or improper reporting can result in State of Tennessee fines
  • Do not seek non-emergency treatment before reporting

When asked “Who is your employer?” respond with the appropriate option:
  • “I work for the State of TN – UT Knoxville (UTK)”
  • “I work for the State of TN – UT Graduate School of Medicine”
  • “I work for the State of TN – UTIA – College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)”
  • “I work for the State of TN – UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA)”

 

Report an On-the-Job Injury/Illness

General Liability (All Near-Misses and Non-employee Illness or Injuries)

Use when an accident involves a non-employee or a near-miss occurs for employees or non employees.

  • Visitors
  • Volunteers
  • Friends of the University
  • Students not employed by the University

A near-miss is a specific occurrence where something bad almost happened.

It is an incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but damage or injury could have occurred, given a slight shift in time or position.

 

Report a General Liability Injury/Illness or Near-Miss

Student Health Center (Eligible Non-employee Students)

Eligible non-employee students who experience a non-emergency injury or incident resulting from work in an academic research context (research lab, instructional lab, maker space, etc.) may receive outpatient care from the Student Health Center (SHC) by appointment only.

  • Call the Student Health Triage line: (865) 974-5080
  • Leave a message stating you are a student injured in an academic research context (research lab, instructional lab, maker space, etc.)
  • Include details of the injury or incident
  • Ensure your phone has voicemail set up and space available so you don’t miss follow-up instructions

  • The Student Health Center does not provide emergency care. Dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

 

Student Health Center

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