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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cNA PCA Orderly RNA in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Parent company
MercyOne West Des Moines
Street
1755 59th Place
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50266
On-site location
Employee s Own Department Or Work Area
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

Getting patient dressed.

strained back transferring a pt from bed to wheelchair

Strain

Holding Or Carrying

A nurse and I were transferring a patient from bed to wheelchair This patient had shoes gait belt and a walker to assist with the transfer During transfer the patient threw himself into the chair instead of using the walker and I twisted my back

Job description
CNA PCA Orderly RNA
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
408
Total hours worked
650974
Establishment ID
1210006
Employer case #
0036W2519
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
1:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:16:42:00

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.