Mt Sterling, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Illinois Correctional Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt Sterling, IL 62353 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cORRECTIONAL SERGEANT in detention centers.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HANDCUFF AN INMATE. THE INMATE TURNED AROUND AND PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR.
What happened
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HANDCUFF AN INMATE. THE INMATE TURNED AROUND AND PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR.
Injury or illness
CONCUSSION TO SKULL
Object or substance involved
THE INDIVIDUAL IN CUSTODY AND THE FLOOR
Summary line
PUNCHED IN THE FACE AND [REDACTED] BACKWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT
- SOC code
- 33-1012 — First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
- NAICS code
- 922140 — Detention centers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 410
- Total hours worked
- 738000
- Establishment ID
- 1292516
- Employer case #
- 7550
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:15:59:00
Source
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.