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OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was in House Registry Staff NurseKish in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kishwaukee Hospital
Street
1 Kish Hospital Drive
City
DeKalb
State
IL
ZIP
60115
On-site location
Kish Hospital MOB 2nd Floor KH OPIC Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Gave patient injection.

What happened

I gave [REDACTED] Evenity injection which doesn 't not have a safety on it to left arm. Went to put sharps bin and lifted it up and poke my left index finger with used needle. A small puncture wound was noted to left index finger.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture

Object or substance involved

Used needle.

Summary line

I gave [REDACTED] Evenity injection which doesn 't not have a safety on it to left arm. Went to put sharps bin and lifted it up and poke my left index finger with used needle. A small puncture wound was noted to left index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
In House Registry Staff NurseKish
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
51670

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:19:00

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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.