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OSHA Injury Report: Dekalb Area Retirement Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Dekalb Area Retirement Center in 2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nurse 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
HC Resident Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
89
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

The employee was with a CNA attempting to lift a resident from the floor back into bed.

What happened

The employee went to lift the resident onto a large bath blanket in preparation for transfer. While lifting the employee twisted and felt a pain to their back

Injury or illness

Compression fracture to lower back

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

compression fracture to lower back from resident transfer

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
623311 — Continuing care retirement communities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
293336
EIN
362875303
Establishment ID
520966
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:30
Time of incident
2:35
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03MAR2025:18:50:00

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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.