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
- Surgical Suite
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Just finished a procedure in the spine room and the patient had neuromonitoring with needles in various places. Was helping to get the patient disconnected to transport to [REDACTED].
What happened
The needles in various places on the patient for neuromonitoring are usually taped but the tape had come off and the team member reached over and felt a poke in the tip of her right middle finger.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Right
Object or substance involved
Needle for neuromonitoring.
Summary line
The needles in various places on the patient for neuromonitoring are usually taped but the tape had come off and the team member reached over and felt a poke in the tip of her right middle finger.
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 #
- S2025-188
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 19:00
- 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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