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 l D 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 Obstetrics Unit Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
During a c-section when I was replacing the needle into the holder I got stuck by the needle. The needle was held by the needle holder but I accidently hit it with my finger.
What happened
Needle stick during a c-section while adjusting a needle in the needle holder box I stuck my left finger.
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Puncture Finger
Object or substance involved
The needle went through both sets of sterile gloves blood exposure.
Summary line
Needle stick during a c-section while adjusting a needle in the needle holder box I stuck my left finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- L D Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2099: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- 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 #
- 54989
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- 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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