FORT SMITH, AR ·
OSHA Injury Report: MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH in 3601 S 79TH ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72903 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical technologist II in orthopedic hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH
- Parent company
- MERCY HEALTH
- Street
- 3601 S 79TH ST
- City
- FORT SMITH
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72903
- On-site location
- SURGERY SUITE
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting with a Hardware removal of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
What happened
The surgeon injected local into the shoulder. When he went to cap it the needle poked through the cap. I went to pick it up to twist off the capped needle and my right middle finger got stuck.
Injury or illness
NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
PUNCTURE- FINGER- NEEDLE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST II
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622310: Orthopedic hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 113
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 182,338
- EIN
- 202553101
- Establishment ID
- 735510
- Employer case #
- EV20241632
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:23
- Time of incident
- 10:40
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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