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 Transporter 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
- Patient's Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Was pulling a patient over from an ICU bed to a traditional bed 3546. writer and 3 staff members were pulling patient over with the linens when suddenly felt a poke in my right hand. There was a small pin prick with blood present.
What happened
Was pulling a patient over from an ICU bed to a traditional bed 3546. writer and 3 staff members were pulling patient over with the linens when suddenly felt a poke in my right hand. There was a small pin prick with blood present.
Injury or illness
Exposure puncture body fluids; hand-right
Object or substance involved
Needle stick. Stuck by needle in bed linen during patient transfer. Right hand.
Summary line
Exposure puncture body fluids; hand- right; - needle stick. Stuck by needle in bed linen during patient transfer. right hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Transporter
- SOC code
- 31-1132: Orderlies
- 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 #
- EV20240814
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- 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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