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OSHA Injury Report: Western Illinois Correctional Center

Other illness · Other recordable case

On , an other illness at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt Sterling, IL 62353 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cORRECTIONAL OFFICER in detention centers.

Establishment
Western Illinois Correctional Center
Parent company
Western Illinois Correctional Center
Street
2500 Route 99 South
City
Mt Sterling
State
IL
ZIP
62353
On-site location
HOUSING UNIT
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE HOUSING UNIT AND WALKED THROUGH A CLOUD OF SMOKE

THE EMPLOYEE INHALED SOME TYPE OF SMOKE AND LATER EXPERIENCED CONFUSION DIZZINESS AND TINGLING OF HIS BODY. HIS EYES WERE DILATED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE SPIKED.

EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS OR DRUGS

CHEMICAL SMOKE OR DRUGS FROM AN INDIVDUAL IN CUSTODY

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Job description
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922140 — Detention centers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
410
Total hours worked
738000
Establishment ID
1292516
Employer case #
6595
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
3:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:20:57:00

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.