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 rN 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
- inpatient room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Attempting IV stick on patient.
What happened
RN had missed vein. When taking IV need out of patient patient jumped and needle poked RN 's left thumb.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerThumb - Left
Object or substance involved
IV needle. 22 gauge
Summary line
RN had missed vein. When taking IV need out of patient patient jumped and needle poked RN 's left thumb.
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
- 862
- Total hours worked
- 1338597
- EIN
- 420680453
- Establishment ID
- 940526
- Employer case #
- S2025-178
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 21:15
- 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.