West Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in 1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pharmacist Pharmacy Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
- Parent company
- MercyOne West Des Moines
- Street
- 1755 59th Place
- City
- West Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50266
- On-site location
- Employee s Own Department Or Work Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Medication compounding
What happened
right eye sprayed with medicine not made to go into the eyes
Injury or illness
Eye Injury Including Foreign Body And Conjunctivitis
Object or substance involved
Exposure to Chemical
Summary line
While making a dornase syringe I was holding the syringe up to the light to check for bubbles when I hit the syringe to get an air bubble out the cap came off and a small amount somehow ended up in my eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Pharmacist Pharmacy Technician
- SOC code
- 29-2052: Pharmacy Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 410
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 677,199
- Establishment ID
- 1210006
- Employer case #
- 0036W24173
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-21
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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