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OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital Joplin

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, MO 648044524 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cardiac Sonographer III 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
ECHO PROCEDURE ROOM
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

IV catheter placement

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.

Puncture

IV catheter needle

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

Job description
Cardiac Sonographer III
SOC code
29-2032 — Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
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 #
WC2025100
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
8:45
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.