DeKalb, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was staff Nurse Inpatient Kish 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 Y2 TELE PEDS Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
It involved patient care particularly with repositioning.
What happened
Bariatric patient in normal hospital bed. Head of bed was unable to move by the buttons as it was at max capacity due to patient 's weight. HOB raised as she was short of breath. Manually repositioned by CPR lever to move her up. Back and hip feels sore.
Injury or illness
Sprain Strain (acute incident) Back
Object or substance involved
Manually raising the head of the bed is what hurt me specifically.
Summary line
Bariatric patient in normal hospital bed. Head of bed was unable to move by the buttons as it was at max capacity due to patient 's weight. HOB raised as she was short of breath. Manually repositioned by CPR lever to move her up. Back and hip feels sore.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Staff Nurse Inpatient Kish
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,436
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,709,933
- Establishment ID
- 498973
- Employer case #
- 53191
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 00:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-18
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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