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OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital St Louis

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Mercy Hospital St Louis in 615 S New Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO 631418221 resulted in days away from work. Employee was registered Nurse in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Mercy Hospital St Louis
Parent company
Mercy Health
Street
615 S New Ballas Rd
City
Saint Louis
State
MO
ZIP
631418221
On-site location
PATIENT ROOM

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

giving an injection

What happened

I pinched the patient 's fat to give the subcutaneous injection and when I gave it the needle went through her tissue into my finger. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

Injury or illness

Puncture

Object or substance involved

NEEDLE

Summary line

I pinched the patient 's fat to give the subcutaneous injection and when I gave it the needle went through her tissue into my finger. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
5979
Total hours worked
9377615
EIN
430653493
Establishment ID
695307
Employer case #
WCSTL1076

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:20:41:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.