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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 advanced Practice Registered Nurse in mDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwestern Medical Group
Street
680 North Lakeshore Drive
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60611
On-site location
Olson Pavilion 1st Floor NMDTI Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

I had just completed doing a bone marrow biopsy

What happened

When getting ready to clean up after a procedure I was covering the work tray to clean up the sharps and the small scalpel flipped and went into my lower hand. The scalpel was used to puncture the skin of the pt for the procedure.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Hands Wrist

Object or substance involved

Small scalpel included in the bone marrow biopsy kit

Summary line

When getting ready to clean up after a procedure I was covering the work tray to clean up the sharps and the small scalpel flipped and went into my lower hand. The scalpel was used to puncture the skin of the pt for the procedure.

Employee and industry

Job description
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1171 — Nurse Practitioners
NAICS code
621111 — MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
9478
Total hours worked
14107451
Establishment ID
499020
Employer case #
54608

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
9:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:19:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.