West Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Methodist West Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist Certified NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- 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
- In patient room 5019 following the delivery
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
[REDACTED]
What happened
midwife poked my right index finger when I was retracting the labia back.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Right
Object or substance involved
4-0 vicryl needle.
Summary line
midwife poked my right index finger when I was retracting the labia back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Technologist Certified NE
- SOC code
- 29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
- 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 #
- S2025-145
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 23:58
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:16:00
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.