OZARK, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD in OZARK, MO 657218807 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST II in orthopedic hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD
- Parent company
- MERCY HEALTH
- Street
- 3050 E RIVER BLUFF BLVD
- City
- OZARK
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 657218807
- On-site location
- SURGERY SUITE
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Holding a graft for ACL reconstruction
What happened
While the suture was being tightened on the graft the needle was still in the PA 's hand and stuck my hand
Injury or illness
NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
SUTURE NEEDLE
Summary line
PUNCTURE- HAND- SUTURE NEEDLE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST II
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622310 — Orthopedic hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 456
- Total hours worked
- 731754
- EIN
- 202553101
- Establishment ID
- 734491
- Employer case #
- EV20241624
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 26FEB2025:15:13:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.