Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Methodist Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Des Moines Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA 50309 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse Practitioner Ex in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Des Moines Methodist Hospital
- Parent company
- UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
- Street
- 1200 Pleasant St
- City
- Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50309
- On-site location
- Blank emergency department in patient room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
suturing a patient 's finger laceration
What happened
Patient was moving his hand and the suture needle stuck my left index finger.
Injury or illness
Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerThumb - Left
Object or substance involved
suture needle
Summary line
Patient was moving his hand and the suture needle stuck my left index finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nurse Practitioner Ex
- SOC code
- 29-1171 — Nurse Practitioners
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 3536
- Total hours worked
- 5442747
- EIN
- 420680452
- Establishment ID
- 940507
- Employer case #
- S2025-178
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 14:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 05FEB26:15:24:00
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.