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OSHA Injury Report: Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center in 225 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mEDICAL ASSISTANT in cancer hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center
Parent company
Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center
Street
225 East Chicago Avenue
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60611
On-site location
Uptown clinic 1st floor.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Administering injection

What happened

The employee was giving a child a flu shot when the child moved. The needle nicked the employee 's thumb.

Injury or illness

Puncture Wound Thumb

Object or substance involved

Needle-Injection

Summary line

The employee was giving a child a flu shot when the child moved. The needle nicked the employee 's thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622310 — Cancer hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
7949
Total hours worked
13485582
EIN
362170833
Establishment ID
194598
Employer case #
331

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:16:59:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.