DeKalb, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kishwaukee Hospital
- Street
- 1 Kish Hospital Drive
- City
- DeKalb
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60115
- On-site location
- Kishwaukee Hospital Basement KH Dietary Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Wiping down kitchen fryer.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Burn Thermal Hands Wrist
Object or substance involved
Hot fryer oil.
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:00
- Time of incident
- 19:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 18FEB26:21:19:00
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.