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OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook II in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Kishwaukee Hospital
Street
1 Kish Hospital Drive
City
DeKalb
State
IL
ZIP
60115
On-site location
Kishwaukee Hospital Basement KH Dietary Department
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Wiping down kitchen fryer.

After the cafeteria closed I strained the fryers and began to wipe them down. The towel I was using slipped causing the back of my right hand to come in contact with the fryer oil.

Burn Thermal Hands Wrist

Hot fryer oil.

After the cafeteria closed I strained the fryers and began to wipe them down. The towel I was using slipped causing the back of my right hand to come in contact with the fryer oil.

Job description
Cook II
SOC code
35-2012 — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
51842
Date of incident
Shift started
10:00
Time of incident
19:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:19:00

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.