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
- Cath lab procedure room 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Scrubbed in for pacemaker helping provider Dr. [REDACTED]
What happened
Provider put Cautery pen across pt chest instead of back into holder and hit employee with cautery pen on left ring finger.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp FingerRing - Left
Object or substance involved
Cautery pen
Summary line
Provider put Cautery pen across pt chest instead of back into holder and hit employee with cautery pen on left ring finger.
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 #
- S2025-223
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30
- Time of incident
- 17:15
- 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.