DeKalb, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was certified Surgical Tech 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 2nd Floor KH OR Support Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning used instruments following an OR case.
What happened
I was cleaning up the instruments from an OR case when stuck by used OR scissors which broke the skin of my left finger.
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Puncture Finger
Object or substance involved
Blood exposure needle stick from a used sharp.
Summary line
I was cleaning up the instruments from an OR case when stuck by used OR scissors which broke the skin of my left finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Certified Surgical Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1436
- Total hours worked
- 1709933
- Establishment ID
- 498973
- Employer case #
- 52889
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45
- Time of incident
- 20:00
- 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.