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 1200 Pleasant St, 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 3,536
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 5,442,747
- EIN
- 420680452
- Establishment ID
- 940507
- Employer case #
- S2025-181
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 05:43
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-05
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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