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OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Memorial Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Decatur Memorial Hospital in 2300 N. Edward St., Decatur, IL 62526 resulted in days away from work. Employee was d in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Parent company
Memorial Health
Street
2300 N. Edward St.
City
Decatur
State
IL
ZIP
62526
On-site location
Operating Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
64

Before the incident

Was cleaning my [REDACTED] after the case had ended and when i picked up my knife handle it slipped out of my hand and the dirty 11 blade went into my thumb base.

What happened

Was cleaning my [REDACTED] after the case had ended and when i picked up my knife handle it slipped out of my hand and the dirty 11 blade went into my thumb base.

Injury or illness

Exposure puncture cut; finger- right hand

Object or substance involved

Exposure and laceration from scalpel while assisting in surgery. Laceration right hand.

Summary line

Exposure puncture cut; finger- right hand; - exposure and laceration from scalpel while assisting in surgery. Laceration right hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
D
SOC code
29-1229 — Physicians, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1718
Total hours worked
2687834
Establishment ID
969304
Employer case #
EV20240312

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
14:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
18FEB2025:19:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.