Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA 50316 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laboratory Support Technician NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Parent company
- UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
- Street
- 7000 E University
- City
- Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50316
- On-site location
- ILH 3E Pt Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
getting ready to insert a needle to a patient for a blood draw
What happened
As after the needle was inserted the patient threw his hand back and the needle went flying. The employee reacted by catching the needle.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp FingerMiddle - Right
Object or substance involved
contaminated 23-g Butterfly needle used for blood draws
Summary line
As after the needle was inserted the patient threw his hand back and the needle went flying. The employee reacted by catching the needle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Laboratory Support Technician NE
- SOC code
- 29-2012 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 862
- Total hours worked
- 1338597
- EIN
- 420680453
- Establishment ID
- 940526
- Employer case #
- S2025-130
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 4:30
- Time of incident
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:27:00
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.