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 pHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 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
- PATIENT ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing needle following joint injection
What happened
Upon removing the needle when going to activate safety covering I moved my left hand to avoid moving patient and accidentally stuck the side of my left index finger while my left hand was holding pressure to injection site area.
Injury or illness
NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
PUNCTURE- FINGER- SAFETY NEEDLE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- SOC code
- 29-1071 — Physician Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622310 — Orthopedic hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 456
- Total hours worked
- 731754
- EIN
- 202553101
- Establishment ID
- 734491
- Employer case #
- EV20241638
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 16:20
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 26FEB2025:16:44:00
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.