OSHA Injury Report: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The EE stated she entered the room to retrieve blood from the patient when she slipped and fell on the wet floor. She hit her R arm R leg and back of her head.

What happened

Floor was shiny and wet from recent moping d t patient fecal matter. No wet floor sign was present lights were off per the EE and door was closed. The patient was neither able to flex to extend abduct and adduct her R leg. She complained of extreme pain rating of 10 10 in R leg and R arm and back of head. She winced and pointed to the area between occipital and parietal lobe. The employee states she entered the room to perform a blood draw and slipped and fell to the floor.

Injury or illness

Needle stick to 4th finger on Rt hand

Object or substance involved

Wet floorFloor

Summary line

Direct hit to wet ceramic floor to R leg R arm and head due to wet floor from recent moping dark room and closed door.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.