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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 staff Nurse Inpatient Kish in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

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

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Placing IV and drawing blood

What happened

Using the vacutainer to draw blood when I disconnected it the safety shield came off the needle I punctured my right thumb.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Finger

Object or substance involved

Needlestick exposed to patient 's blood

Summary line

Using the vacutainer to draw blood when I disconnected it the safety shield came off the needle I punctured my right thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Staff Nurse Inpatient Kish
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 #
55050

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
1:00
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.