Festus, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, MO 630284100 resulted in days away from work. Employee was behavioral Health Technic in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mercy Hospital Jefferson
- Parent company
- Mercy Health
- Street
- 1400 US Highway 61
- City
- Festus
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 630284100
- On-site location
- INTAKE ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Attempting to take patients vitals
What happened
I was attempting to get the patients vitals. Patient was calm verbally and physically and she was seated as vitals were attempted to be taken. As I was turning to read the vitals machine the patient quickly rose from her seat reeled back her arm and punched the left side of my headtemple.
Injury or illness
Contusion
Object or substance involved
ASSAULTED BY PATIENT
Summary line
I was attempting to get the patients vitals. Patient was calm verbally and physically and she was seated as vitals were attempted to be taken. As I was turning to read the vitals machine the patient quickly rose from her seat reeled back her arm and punch
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Behavioral Health Technic
- SOC code
- 29-2099 — Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1437
- Total hours worked
- 2364440
- EIN
- 430687077
- Establishment ID
- 709154
- Employer case #
- WCJEF1073
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 1:46
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03MAR26:04:22:00
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.