Decatur, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Memorial Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Decatur Memorial Hospital in 2300 N. Edward St., Decatur, IL 62526 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Care technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Decatur Memorial Hospital
- Parent company
- Memorial Health
- Street
- 2300 N. Edward St.
- City
- Decatur
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62526
- On-site location
- Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I was getting a POC done and i was trying to get blood with a syringe. and a needle. I wasnt getting any blood so i thought i had the needle to far in so i went to pull it out a little and when i pulled it came out and stuck my ring finger on my left hand
What happened
I was getting a POC done and i was trying to get blood with a syringe. and a needle. I wasnt getting any blood so i thought i had the needle to far in so i went to pull it out a little and when i pulled it came out and stuck my ring finger on my left hand
Injury or illness
Exposure puncture finger-left hand; knee-right
Object or substance involved
Needle stick exposure. Stuck by contaminated needle upon venipuncture. Left Hand
Summary line
Exposure puncture; finger- left hand knee-right; - needle stick exposure. Stuck by contaminated needle upon venipuncture. Keft hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care technician
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,718
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,687,834
- Establishment ID
- 969304
- Employer case #
- EV20240624
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:00
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-18
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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