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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 nuclear Med Technologist 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
PREOP ROOM
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Performing left breast sentinel node injection

I had to re-cap a needle and the needle pierced through the cap and caught my left middle finger

Puncture

NEEDLE

I had to re-cap a needle and the needle pierced through the cap and caught my left middle finger

Job description
Nuclear Med Technologist
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
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 #
WCJOP1071
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
8:12
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.