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 1660 60th St, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was RN 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
- OR 4
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
assisting anesthesiologist with IV insertion
What happened
I was holding gauze next to the patient 's hand. Anesthesiologist removed IV catheter with needle from patient right hand and made an upward motion pricking my skin with the needle.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp Exposure Blood Bodily Fluid Hand - Right
Object or substance involved
blood exposure
Summary line
I was holding gauze next to the patient 's hand. Anesthesiologist removed IV catheter with needle from patient right hand and made an upward motion pricking my skin with the needle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN NE
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- 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 #
- S2025-185
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- 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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