Joplin, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Joplin
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Joplin in 100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 648044524 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cardiac Sonographer III 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
- ECHO PROCEDURE ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
IV catheter placement
What happened
While withdrawing IV stylet after catheter was confirmed with blood flash I pressed the button to withdraw the stylet and it did not withdraw the needle all the way. As I was pulling the remainder of the IV set up away from the patient my left index finger was stuck breaking the skin with the small stylet portion that did not retract as it should have.
Injury or illness
Puncture
Object or substance involved
IV catheter needle
Summary line
While withdrawing IV stylet after catheter was confirmed with blood flash I pressed the button to withdraw the stylet and it did not withdraw the needle all the way. As I was pulling the remainder of the IV set up away from the patient my left index finge
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cardiac Sonographer III
- SOC code
- 29-2032: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- 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 #
- WC2025100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:45
- 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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