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
- OR Suite 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
I was taking the needle cap off the other syringe to give to the doctor. 50 cc syringe with an 18 gauge needle to inject joint juice.
What happened
As I was scooping the needle into the cap and lifted up to secure the cap the needle broke through the cap and got me. The needle must have been slightly bent.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Right
Object or substance involved
18 gauge needle.
Summary line
As I was scooping the needle into the cap and lifted up to secure the cap the needle broke through the cap and got me. The needle must have been slightly bent.
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 #
- S2025-197
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 10:22
- 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.