Fort Smith, AR —
OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Ortho Hospital River Valley
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercy Ortho Hospital River Valley in Fort Smith, AR 729036250 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mRI Technologist in specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mercy Ortho Hospital River Valley
- Parent company
- Mercy Health
- Street
- 3601 S 79th St
- City
- Fort Smith
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 729036250
- On-site location
- Mercy RVO MRI room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
starting IV on patient
What happened
I was starting an IV on a patient. I missed the vein and took the needle out. While I was attempting to slide up the safety of the needle the needle poked my middle finger on my right hand.
Injury or illness
EXPOSURE
Object or substance involved
butterfly needle
Summary line
needlestick while activating safety device
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MRI Technologist
- SOC code
- 29-2035 — Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622310 — Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 120
- Total hours worked
- 249600
- EIN
- 300584463
- Establishment ID
- 1479365
- Employer case #
- WC2025100
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 9:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03MAR26:05:43:00
Source
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.