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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 phlebotomist 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
KPG Dekalb Clinic 1st Floor KH Lab Sycamore Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Activating the safety device. I was using a 21-gauge needle.

What happened

Completed a blood draw and while activating the safety the arm of my chair came up causing the needle to stick my left hand.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Hands Wrist

Object or substance involved

needlestick blood exposure

Summary line

Completed a blood draw and while activating the safety the arm of my chair came up causing the needle to stick my left hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Phlebotomist
SOC code
31-9097 — Phlebotomists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
53531

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
10:15
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.