OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital St Louis

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Cleaning patient room after transfer to ICU

What happened

In patient room. That patient got sent to ICU so afterwards I began to break down the room to prep for housekeeping. I noticed that there was 2 meds that was left on the countertop. I attempted to close the med box so I can put away the meds. I attempted to close the med box so I can put away the meds to adhere to policy about meds being put away or handed off to the nurse for room cleaning. The current nurse was still in ICU giving report. In the procress of me closing the med box to put the new meds in there I was stuck with needle from an blood culture. The med box was full so the blood culture needle was sticking out of the topbut was hidden by the lid. I felt the needlestick and immediately reported to charge nurse [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

In patient room. That patient got sent to ICU so afterwards I began to break down the room to prep for housekeeping. I noticed that there was 2 meds that was left on the countertop. I attempted to close the med box so I can put away the meds.

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.