West Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Methodist West Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Methodist West Hospital in 1660 60th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Technician 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
- 3W
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Redirecting a patient to their room.
What happened
Patient turned around and attacked me and grabbed and clawed my face on both cheeks and eyeball.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Face - Bilateral
Object or substance involved
Agitated patient
Summary line
Patient turned around and attacked me and grabbed and clawed my face on both cheeks and eyeball.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Care Technician NE
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 502
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 664,413
- EIN
- 741180155
- Establishment ID
- 940537
- Employer case #
- S2025-152
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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