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OSHA Injury Report: Central DuPage Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Central DuPage Hospital in 25 N Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Central DuPage Hospital
Street
25 N Winfield Road
City
Winfield
State
IL
ZIP
60190
On-site location
CDH A Building ER 1st Floor Lab Administration Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

pulling trash and bio from around the main lab.

What happened

There were 13 waste cans fill to top with specimen. I pulled them out to put in the trash bin then had to pull them out the trash bin and load in the autoclave. I went home and my shoulders started hurting.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (acute incident) Shoulder

Object or substance involved

the biohazard waste being too full

Summary line

There were 13 waste cans fill to top with specimen. I pulled them out to put in the trash bin then had to pull them out the trash bin and load in the autoclave. I went home and my shoulders started hurting.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sanitation Tech
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
6155
Total hours worked
6547041
Establishment ID
498981
Employer case #
54272

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:30
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.