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 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
I was placing a new IV into the patient arm.
What happened
Inserting an IV when the needle came out of catheter and the used needle stuck my left thumb.
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Puncture Finger
Object or substance involved
needle stick exposed to patients blood
Summary line
Inserting an IV when the needle came out of catheter and the used needle stuck my left thumb.
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
- Avg employees
- 1436
- Total hours worked
- 1709933
- Establishment ID
- 498973
- Employer case #
- 53542
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 23:00
- 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.