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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 clinical Nurse 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 11th Floor Medicine 11W Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
34
Days restricted or transferred
17

Before the incident

transferring a patient from Sara Steady back to bed

What happened

I had patient 2 nights in a row and exerted excessive movement with my wrist trying to center and boost the patient. The pain began towards the end of my shift on [REDACTED]. I waited for the sense of soreness to heal but it has increased overtime

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (acute incident) Hands Wrist

Object or substance involved

NA

Summary line

I had patient 2 nights in a row and exerted excessive movement with my wrist trying to center and boost the patient. The pain began towards the end of my shift on [REDACTED]. I waited for the sense of soreness to heal but it has increased overtime

Employee and industry

Job description
Clinical Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
19127
Total hours worked
13011122
Establishment ID
499022
Employer case #
55254

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
5:00
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.