Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Northwestern Medical Group
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Northwestern Medical Group in 680 North Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physician in MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Northwestern Medical Group
- Street
- 680 North Lakeshore Drive
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60611
- On-site location
- McHenry Hospital 5th Floor MH 5 ICU Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Setting up for a chest tube
What happened
During a chest tube insertion left index finger was poked by a 21G needle after it was used to inject a patient
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Puncture Finger
Object or substance involved
Needle Stick 21G needle blood exposure
Summary line
During a chest tube insertion left index finger was poked by a 21G needle after it was used to inject a patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Physician
- SOC code
- 29-1229: Physicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 621111: MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 9,478
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 14,107,451
- Establishment ID
- 499020
- Employer case #
- 54759
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-18
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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