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OSHA Injury Report: Methodist West Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was medical Lab Technician Certified NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Methodist West Hospital
Parent company
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
Street
1660 60th St
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50266
On-site location
Dining area
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Turned and caught finger against chair

Turned and caught finger against chair. Increased pain with movement and clicking in joint with movement.

Pain Discomfort FingerIndex - Right

Chair

Turned and caught finger against chair. Increased pain with movement and clicking in joint with movement.

Job description
Medical Lab Technician Certified NE
SOC code
29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
502
Total hours worked
664413
EIN
741180155
Establishment ID
940537
Employer case #
S2025-098
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:16:00

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.