SPRINGFIELD, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: MERCY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at MERCY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD in 5904 S SOUTHWOOD ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered nurse in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MERCY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD
- Parent company
- MERCY HEALTH
- Street
- 5904 S SOUTHWOOD ROAD
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65804
- On-site location
- PATIENT ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Administering a Lovenox injection
What happened
After I administered the lovenox injection and pulled the needle out of patients abdomen tissue with my right dominant hand. I attempted to retract the needle with my right hand while moving my right hand with the [REDACTED] injection towards the sharps container which is when I poked my lower left thumb area.
Injury or illness
NEEDLESTICK
Object or substance involved
INJECTION NEEDLE
Summary line
PUNCTURE- THUMB- INJECTION NEEDLE
Employee and industry
- Job description
- REGISTERED NURSE
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622310: Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 119
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 159,714
- EIN
- 202553101
- Establishment ID
- 735561
- Employer case #
- EV20241619
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:27
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-26
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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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