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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 technician Histology 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
Other Building Lavin family pavilion floor 20 dept Dermatologic Surgery Mohs lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

processing tissue specimen.

What happened

I was trying to trim the mohs tissue block and my right index finger slipped and ran across the cryostat blade.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Puncture Finger

Object or substance involved

freshclean cryostat blade

Summary line

I was trying to trim the mohs tissue block and my right index finger slipped and ran across the cryostat blade.

Employee and industry

Job description
Technician Histology
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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 #
55110

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
10:30
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.