Decatur, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Memorial Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Decatur Memorial Hospital in 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
- Avg employees
- 1718
- Total hours worked
- 2687834
- Establishment ID
- 969304
- Employer case #
- EV20240624
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:00
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 18FEB2025:19:34:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.