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OSHA Injury Report: Western Illinois Correctional Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Illinois Correctional Center in 2500 Route 99 South, Mt Sterling, IL 62353 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT in detention centers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Illinois Correctional Center
Parent company
Western Illinois Correctional Center
Street
2500 Route 99 South
City
Mt Sterling
State
IL
ZIP
62353
On-site location
HOUSING UNIT

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

WORKING IN A HOUSING UNIT

What happened

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AN UNRESPONSIVE INDIVIDUAL OUT OF THEIR CELL TO PERFORM CPR WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

Injury or illness

STRAIN OR TEAR IN LOWER BACK AREA

Object or substance involved

PULLING AN INDIVIDUAL FROM A CELL TO PERFORM CPR

Summary line

STRAIN TO LOWER BACK

Employee and industry

Job description
CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT
SOC code
33-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
NAICS code
922140 — Detention centers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
410
Total hours worked
738000
Establishment ID
1292516
Employer case #
6942

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:21:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.