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OSHA Injury Report: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 251 E Huron, Chicago, IL 60611 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook I in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Street
251 E Huron
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60611
On-site location
FeinbergGalter Basement Production Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was using the machine to pump soup into bags when it malfunctioned on him.

What happened

[REDACTED] was injured when he was working at the cookchill station. The machine malfunctioned and sprayed hot soup in his eyes. He immediately went to the eye wash station. After he washed his eyes his manager took him to the ER.

Injury or illness

Other Head Face

Object or substance involved

Hot chicken tortilla soup.

Summary line

[REDACTED] was injured when he was working at the cookchill station. The machine malfunctioned and sprayed hot soup in his eyes. He immediately went to the eye wash station. After he washed his eyes his manager took him to the ER.

Employee and industry

Job description
Cook I
SOC code
35-2012 — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
19127
Total hours worked
13011122
Establishment ID
499022
Employer case #
54843

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
8:30
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.