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OSHA Injury Report: Methodist West Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

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.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

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midwife poked my right index finger when I was retracting the labia back.

Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Right

4-0 vicryl needle.

midwife poked my right index finger when I was retracting the labia back.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
23:58
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.