Joplin, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Joplin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Joplin in 100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 648044524 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nuclear Med Technologist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mercy Hospital Joplin
- Parent company
- Mercy Health
- Street
- 100 Mercy Way
- City
- Joplin
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 648044524
- On-site location
- PREOP ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Performing left breast sentinel node injection
What happened
I had to re-cap a needle and the needle pierced through the cap and caught my left middle finger
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
NEEDLE
Summary line
I had to re-cap a needle and the needle pierced through the cap and caught my left middle finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nuclear Med Technologist
- SOC code
- 29-2034: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,587
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,623,400
- EIN
- 270814858
- Establishment ID
- 709108
- Employer case #
- WCJOP1071
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 08:12
- 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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