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OSHA Injury Report: Sterling Fire Department

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Sterling Fire Department in Sterling, IL 61081 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was firefighter in ambulance and fire service combined.

Establishment
Sterling Fire Department
Parent company
City of Sterling
Street
212 Third Ave
City
Sterling
State
IL
ZIP
61081
On-site location
Residential Structure Fire 550 Mill Street Sterling IL 61081
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

WHILE FIGHTING A STRUCTURE FIRE FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] HAD TO DO AN EMERGENT EVACUATION OF THE STRUCTURE THROUGH A WINDOW ONTO A PORCH FLASHOVER THEN FORCED HIM TO JUMP FROM THE PORCH TO THE YARD. HE INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST AND LEFT KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.

WHILE FIGHTING A STRUCTURE FIRE FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] HAD TO DO AN EMERGENT EVACUATION OF THE STRUCTURE THROUGH A WINDOW ONTO A PORCH FLASHOVER THEN FORCED HIM TO JUMP FROM THE PORCH TO THE YARD. HE INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST AND LEFT KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.

left hand and left knee strain

Ground

WHILE FIGHTING A STRUCTURE FIRE FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] HAD TO DO AN EMERGENT EVACUATION OF THE STRUCTURE THROUGH A WINDOW ONTO A PORCH FLASHOVER THEN FORCED HIM TO JUMP FROM THE PORCH TO THE YARD. HE INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST AND LEFT KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON

Job description
Firefighter
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Ambulance and fire service combined
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
27
Total hours worked
62596
EIN
366006112
Establishment ID
395753
Employer case #
2025-1
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12JAN26:22:26:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.