Festus, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, MO 630284100 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- second floor on tower A patinet room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Trying to slide up the needle guard on a heparin syringe
What happened
I was given a heparin injection and I was sliding the guard on the needle when my finger slipped. The needle punctured the lateral aspect of my first finger on my left hand. I immediately washed my hands for 5 minutes and informed the patient of what just happened. I notified the house supervisor who then brought me all the forms to fill out.
Injury or illness
EXPOSURE
Object or substance involved
Needle
Summary line
I was given a heparin injection and I was sliding the guard on the needle when my finger slipped. The needle punctured the lateral aspect of my first finger on my left hand. I immediately washed my hands for 5 minutes and informed the patient of what just
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- 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 #
- WC2025100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:45
- Time of incident
- 21:20
- 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.