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OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
50

Patient care

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.

Sprain Strain (From repetitive activity) Neck Shoulder

Repeatedly turning patient and bed changes.

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.

Job description
Patient Care Tech
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
55261
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:19:00

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.