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OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook II 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
Kishwaukee Hospital Basement KH Dietary Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

Wiping down kitchen fryer.

What happened

After the cafeteria closed I strained the fryers and began to wipe them down. The towel I was using slipped causing the back of my right hand to come in contact with the fryer oil.

Injury or illness

Burn Thermal Hands Wrist

Object or substance involved

Hot fryer oil.

Summary line

After the cafeteria closed I strained the fryers and began to wipe them down. The towel I was using slipped causing the back of my right hand to come in contact with the fryer oil.

Employee and industry

Job description
Cook II
SOC code
35-2012 — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
51842

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:00
Time of incident
19:15
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.