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OSHA Injury Report: Dekalb Area Retirement Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Dekalb Area Retirement Center in 2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cook in continuing care retirement communities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Parent company
Dekalb Area Retirement Center
Street
2944 Greenwood Acres Dr., DeKalb IL 60115
City
DeKalb
State
IL
ZIP
60115
On-site location
Independent Dining Room waitstaff area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Employee was on break and carrying her lunch on a tray through a doorway

What happened

The employee attempted to hold the door open for outgoing employees by placing one hand near the door jamb. The door closed and caught the employee 's left pointer finger.

Injury or illness

Contusion to left pointer finger

Object or substance involved

Door with a piano-style hinge

Summary line

contusion to finger caught in piano hinge doorjamb

Employee and industry

Job description
Cook
SOC code
35-2012 — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
NAICS code
623311 — Continuing care retirement communities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
226
Total hours worked
293547
EIN
362875303
Establishment ID
520966
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:02:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:20:30:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.