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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 patient Care AssociatePC 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
Patient room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
100

Assisting with patient care

When helping a nurse stand a patient at bedside using a gaitbelt the patient stopped bearing weight and slid back into the bed. He pulled my bicep with him and my birth control implant moved up in my arm. My arm is sore and painful to move or lift things.

Strain

PATIENT

When helping a nurse stand a patient at bedside using a gaitbelt the patient stopped bearing weight and slid back into the bed. He pulled my bicep with him and my birth control implant moved up in my arm. My arm is sore and painful to move or lift things.

Job description
Patient Care AssociatePC
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
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 #
WCJOP1074
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:30
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.