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OSHA Injury Report: Evanston Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Evanston Hospital in 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Laboratory Scientist Technical Specialist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Evanston Hospital
Parent company
Endeavor Health
Street
2650 Ridge Ave
City
Evanston
State
IL
ZIP
60201
On-site location
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

scraping tumor material from a slide for DNA extraction

What happened

Per EE: I was scraping tumor material from a slide for DNA extraction and subsequent sequencing. While transferring a tiny fragment of the material from the scalpel tip into a 1.5 mL tube the scalpel slipped and punctured my right index finger.

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp Finger s right index finger

Object or substance involved

contaminated scalpel

Summary line

Per EE: I was scraping tumor material from a slide for DNA extraction and subsequent sequencing. While transferring a tiny fragment of the material from the scalpel tip into a 1.5 mL tube the scalpel slipped and punctured my right index finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Laboratory Scientist Technical Specialist
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2549
Total hours worked
3493735
EIN
362167060
Establishment ID
1514766
Employer case #
S2025-222

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
7:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:31:00

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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.