Festus, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in 1400 US Highway 61, 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
- 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 #
- WC2025100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:45
- Time of incident
- 21:20
- 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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