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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER

5841 S MARYLAND AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60637
Operated by University of Chicago Medical · 1 of 2 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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OSHA inspections
3
over 39 years
Violations
1
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 39 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 50th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 201 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0058 K03 I11Jun 1987Jun 1987

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

50th

Above average violations in NAICS 6221 within IL. Peer group: 201 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 14, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Apr 16, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Oct 200711

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2014 – Apr 2016General Medical and Surgical Hospitals0
Nov 2005 – Oct 2007General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for University of Chicago Medical, not this location alone

Total cases
67
Unfair labor practice
64
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other University of Chicago Medical locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 67 cases · 64 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-376089Unfair labor practiceDec 2025Jul 2026ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-363117Unfair labor practiceApr 2025Jun 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-355982Unfair labor practiceDec 2024Jun 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-349816Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Jul 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-346410Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Dec 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-345996Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-345294Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-338254Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-337346Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Mar 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-316849Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-316708Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Sep 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-311323Unfair labor practiceJan 2023May 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-301673Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-278422Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-261236Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jul 2020ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-246459Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-243390Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-234808Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-229273Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-207949Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Jul 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-191181Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-190052Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Feb 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-180228Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-175298Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-174941Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-173589Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Sep 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-165284Unfair labor practiceDec 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-150606Unfair labor practiceApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-149468Unfair labor practiceApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-141502Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-140075Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Dec 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-136940Unfair labor practiceSep 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-133407Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-132656Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Aug 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-131234Unfair labor practiceJun 2014Aug 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-126417Unfair labor practiceApr 2014Aug 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-125015Unfair labor practiceMar 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-118620Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-104381Unfair labor practiceMay 2013Jun 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-091487Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-089065Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Mar 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-088839Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-071861Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Feb 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-067068Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Mar 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-066840Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046653Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046651Unfair labor practiceMar 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046564Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046563Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046483Unfair labor practiceDec 2010Apr 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046473Unfair labor practiceDec 2010May 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046358Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046168Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046130Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045923Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045703Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045679Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-021887Representation electionNov 2009Feb 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-UC-000423UCOct 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045576Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-UC-000421UCOct 2009Jan 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045565Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Aug 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045454Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045453Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044622Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043956Unfair labor practiceApr 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043938Unfair labor practiceApr 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
57
Certified
54
Avg wage ratio
1.23x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-05-18Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-05-18Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
1987-04-23Complaint1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of Chicago Medical.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of Chicago Medical across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup University of Chicago Medical, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1.
Has UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER.