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OSHA Injury Report: Kishwaukee Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kishwaukee Hospital in 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care 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 2nd Floor KH Intermediate Care Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
50

Before the incident

Patient care

What happened

Patient having loose stools all day repeat turning and doing complete bed changes. Patient does not help and pushes back at times. After several bed changes I am experiencing a burning sensation in my left shoulder and neck.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (From repetitive activity) Neck Shoulder

Object or substance involved

Repeatedly turning patient and bed changes.

Summary line

Patient having loose stools all day repeat turning and doing complete bed changes. Patient does not help and pushes back at times. After several bed changes I am experiencing a burning sensation in my left shoulder and neck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Tech
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1436
Total hours worked
1709933
Establishment ID
498973
Employer case #
55261

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
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.