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OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Memorial Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Decatur Memorial Hospital in 2300 N. Edward St., Decatur, IL 62526 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN Clinical Nurse I 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
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Dr [REDACTED] was closing with suture. His hand slipped and he stuck me with a needle in the left thumb.

What happened

Dr [REDACTED] was closing with suture. His hand slipped and he stuck me with a needle in the left thumb.

Injury or illness

Exposure puncture body fluids; thumb- left hand

Object or substance involved

Needle stick exposure. Stuck during OR procedure hand slipped during suture closure. Left hand.

Summary line

Exposure puncture body fluids; Thumb-left hand; - needle stick exposure. Stuck during OR procedure hand slipped during suture closure.

Employee and industry

Job description
RN Clinical Nurse I
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1718
Total hours worked
2687834
Establishment ID
969304
Employer case #
EV20240903

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:38
Time of incident
14:38
Filing year
2024
Submitted
18FEB2025:20:30:00

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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.