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OSHA Injury Report: Dekalb Area Retirement Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Dekalb Area Retirement Center in 2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cNA in continuing care retirement communities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Parent company
Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Street
2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115
City
DeKalb
State
IL
ZIP
60115
On-site location
PC Resident Apartment

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employee was searching through the drawer of an independent resident apartment attempting to locate extra clothes

What happened

The employee felt a sharp prick to their pinky finger and upon further investigation found an old used sharps container but could not locate the sharp in question

Injury or illness

needlestick

Object or substance involved

used sharp

Summary line

needlestick to left pinky finger

Employee and industry

Job description
CNA
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
623311 — Continuing care retirement communities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
293336
EIN
362875303
Establishment ID
520966
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03MAR2025:18:23:00

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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.