DeKalb, IL · 2024-10-20

OSHA Injury Report: Dekalb Area Retirement Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2024-10-20, an injury at Dekalb Area Retirement Center in 2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was CNA in continuing care retirement communities.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Parent company: Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Street: 2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115
City: DeKalb
State: IL
ZIP: 60115
On-site location: PC Resident Apartment

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

The employee was searching through the drawer of an independent resident apartment attempting to locate extra clothes

What happened

The employee felt a sharp prick to their pinky finger and upon further investigation found an old used sharps container but could not locate the sharp in question

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

used sharp

Summary line

needlestick to left pinky finger

Employee and industry

Job description: CNA
SOC code: 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
NAICS code: 623311: Continuing care retirement communities
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 230
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 293,336
EIN: 362875303
Establishment ID: 520966
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-10-20
Shift started: 06:30
Time of incident: 08:45
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-03-03

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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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