Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Northwestern Medical Group
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Northwestern Medical Group in 680 North Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was medical Assistant 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
- CDH D Building (ASPOP 5th Floor NMG Cardiology CDH Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
I was trying to lock his wheelchair. One side was broken so I was only able to lock one side of his wheelchair
What happened
Patient in wheelchair and attempting to lift himself up prior to locking wheelchair. He placed hand on my shoulder pushed himself up and lost his balance. I caught him and was able to transfer him to chair.
Injury or illness
Sprain Strain (acute incident) Back
Object or substance involved
patient 's weight while catching him and transferring him to a chair
Summary line
Patient in wheelchair and attempting to lift himself up prior to locking wheelchair. He placed hand on my shoulder pushed himself up and lost his balance. I caught him and was able to transfer him to chair.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Medical Assistant
- SOC code
- 31-9092: Medical Assistants
- 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 #
- 55225
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 23:45
- 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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