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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 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
Emergency Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

I went down to ER for a trauma and went to throw away the used knife into the sharps container and it cut through my glove into my skin causing me to have a minor bleed.

What happened

I went down to ER for a trauma and went to throw away the used knife into the sharps container and it cut through my glove into my skin causing me to have a minor bleed.

Injury or illness

Exposure cut; finger- right hand

Object or substance involved

Sharps exposure. Cut by used scalpel blade upon disposal

Summary line

Exposure cut; finger- right hand; - sharps exposure. Cut by used scalpel blade upon disposal. 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 #
EV20241228

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
18FEB2025:22:19:00

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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.