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 rN NE 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
- Younker 414
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
giving a heparin shot to a patient
What happened
attempting to push the safety needle lock mechanism and thumb got stuck with the needle
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp Exposure Blood Bodily Fluid FingerThumb - Right
Object or substance involved
BD Safety Glide 1 ml Syringe
Summary line
attempting to push the safety needle lock mechanism and thumb got stuck with the needle
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
- 3536
- Total hours worked
- 5442747
- EIN
- 420680452
- Establishment ID
- 940507
- Employer case #
- S2025-181
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 5:43
- 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.