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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 certified Surgical 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
Other Building Kishwaukee Hospital Operating Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

We were closing the patient during a lap chole. The doctor was going to inject the remaining local.

What happened

When handing the doctor local I went to remove the cap. The cap fell off as soon as I went to grab it and I stuck myself with the needle in my pinky.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Finger

Object or substance involved

Needlestick exposed to patient 's blood.

Summary line

When handing the doctor local I went to remove the cap. The cap fell off as soon as I went to grab it and I stuck myself with the needle in my pinky.

Employee and industry

Job description
Certified Surgical Tech
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
55187

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
10:00
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.