DeKalb, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care 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 Intermediate Care Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 50
Before the incident
Patient care
What happened
Patient having loose stools all day repeat turning and doing complete bed changes. Patient does not help and pushes back at times. After several bed changes I am experiencing a burning sensation in my left shoulder and neck.
Injury or illness
Sprain Strain (From repetitive activity) Neck Shoulder
Object or substance involved
Repeatedly turning patient and bed changes.
Summary line
Patient having loose stools all day repeat turning and doing complete bed changes. Patient does not help and pushes back at times. After several bed changes I am experiencing a burning sensation in my left shoulder and neck.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Tech
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- 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 #
- 55261
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- 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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