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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 cT Scan Tech 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 1st Floor KH CT Scanning Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Starting a patients IV.

What happened

Starting a patient IV and while pulling out the needle the needle may have scratched my left index finger.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Finger

Object or substance involved

Blood Exposure needle stick from a used needle.

Summary line

Starting a patient IV and while pulling out the needle the needle may have scratched my left index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
CT Scan Tech
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
52029

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:08
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.