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 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
- Avg employees
- 1718
- Total hours worked
- 2687834
- Establishment ID
- 969304
- Employer case #
- EV20240814
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 18FEB2025:20:23:00
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.