Festus, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in 1400 US Highway 61, Festus, MO 630284100 resulted in days away from work. Employee was registered Nurse 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
- PT ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Drawing morning labs
What happened
Finished drawing morning labs and slid the needle guard over the needle but it did not lock closed. When I picked up the needle to dispose of it I was not aware that the tip of the needle was still exposed above the needle guard and it poked my left thumb
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
Finished drawing morning labs and slid the needle guard over the needle but it did not lock closed. When I picked up the needle to dispose of it I was not aware that the tip of the needle was still exposed above the needle guard and it poked my left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,437
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,364,440
- EIN
- 430687077
- Establishment ID
- 709154
- Employer case #
- WCJEF1078
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 04:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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