Festus, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in 1400 US Highway 61, Festus, MO 630284100 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was patient Care TechnicianPCT 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
- Patient room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Turning patient
What happened
Bariatric patient had a bowel movement and needed cleaned up. Worker and two other nurses assisted in cleaning patient. While turning patient the worker had back pain that increased in intensity thorough the rest of the day going into the following day.
Injury or illness
Strain or Tear
Object or substance involved
multiple turning of a bariatric patient
Summary line
Bariatric patient had a bowel movement and needed cleaned up. Worker and two other nurses assisted in cleaning patient. While turning patient the worker had back pain that increased in intensity thorough the rest of the day going into the following day.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care TechnicianPCT
- SOC code
- 31-1132: Orderlies
- 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
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- 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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