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OSHA Injury Report: Valley West Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Valley West Hospital in 1302 N Main Street, Sandwich, IL 60548 resulted in days away from work. Employee was staff Nurse Inpatient Kish in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Valley West Hospital
Street
1302 N Main Street
City
Sandwich
State
IL
ZIP
60548
On-site location
Valley West Hospital 1st Floor VW Ambulatory Services Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

Before the incident

Activting Chlora Prep tabs

What happened

Squeezed chlora prep tabs to activate. Right index finger was cut by broken tab.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Finger

Object or substance involved

Broken Chlora Prep tab

Summary line

Squeezed chlora prep tabs to activate. Right index finger was cut by broken tab.

Employee and industry

Job description
Staff Nurse Inpatient Kish
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
203
Total hours worked
278486
Establishment ID
498980
Employer case #
42444

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
16FEB24:22:03:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.