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 Obstetrics Unit Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Placing IV and drawing blood
What happened
Using the vacutainer to draw blood when I disconnected it the safety shield came off the needle I punctured my right thumb.
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Puncture Finger
Object or substance involved
Needlestick exposed to patient 's blood
Summary line
Using the vacutainer to draw blood when I disconnected it the safety shield came off the needle I punctured my right 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 #
- 55050
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 1:00
- 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.