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OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Joplin

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, MO 648044524 resulted in days away from work. Employee was instrument Technician II in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
Mercy Hospital Joplin
Parent company
Mercy Health
Street
100 Mercy Way
City
Joplin
State
MO
ZIP
648044524
On-site location
Decontamination
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
29

Cleaning sets and checking elevatordrop off shelf

After emptying a case cart I went around to check if something was dropped off on the drop off shelf and slipped on [REDACTED]-Klenz that was on the floor due to it being sprayed on the instruments. My right foot went out from under my body and I landed with full body weight on my right hand to stop myself from hitting the floor. I felt a sharp pain in my right shoulder and right upper back from what I assume to be a pulled muscle or my shoulder popping.

Strain

PRE-KLENZ SPILLED ON THE FLOOR

After emptying a case cart I went around to check if something was dropped off on the drop off shelf and slipped on [REDACTED]-[REDACTED] that was on the floor due to it being sprayed on the instruments. My right foot went out from under my body and I lan

Job description
Instrument Technician II
SOC code
49-9069 — Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1587
Total hours worked
2623400
EIN
270814858
Establishment ID
709108
Employer case #
WCMHM1070
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
3:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:04:45:00

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.