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OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Southeast

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO 637015230 resulted in days away from work. Employee was histotechnologist I in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
Mercy Hospital Southeast
Parent company
Mercy Health
Street
1701 Lacey St
City
Cape Girardeau
State
MO
ZIP
637015230
On-site location
PATHOLOGY LAB
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Cutting printer ribbon off of label printer ribbon

I needed to cut the ribbon off of the spool because it had patient info and it needs to go in PHI trash. I was using the scalpel and my right hand slipped I cut myself. LEFT HAND - SIDE

Laceration

SCALPEL

I needed to cut the ribbon off of the spool because it had patient info and it needs to go in PHI trash. I was using the scalpel and my right hand slipped I cut myself. LEFT HAND - SIDE

Job description
Histotechnologist I
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1200
Total hours worked
2006784
EIN
430654874
Establishment ID
1328462
Employer case #
WCSEH1074
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:22:41:00

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.