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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 medical Technologist 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
LABORATORY
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Cleaning Hematology Countertop

While cleaning the countertop I felt a poke. I could not find anything obvious so I assume it was a small glass shard. When I removed my gloves I saw a small amount of blood on my right ring finger.

Puncture

SMALL BLOODY GLASS SHARD

While cleaning the countertop I felt a poke. I could not find anything obvious so I assume it was a small glass shard. When I removed my gloves I saw a small amount of blood on my right ring finger.

Job description
Medical Technologist II
SOC code
29-2011 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
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
20:21
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.