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 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
- Patient's medical room at MWH 3029.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
administering a subcutaneous heparin injection to a patient as they were about to transfer
What happened
engaged the safety cap on the needle later found poke on left index finger
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Left
Object or substance involved
A 1mL syringe with a subcutaneous needle
Summary line
engaged the safety cap on the needle later found poke on left index 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
- Avg employees
- 502
- Total hours worked
- 664413
- EIN
- 741180155
- Establishment ID
- 940537
- Employer case #
- S2026-003
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- 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.