West Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in 1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- 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
- Surgical Services Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Passing suture
What happened
RN was scrubbed into a surgical case and was attempting to put a needle in the needle box and her hand slipped and she stuck her left pointer finger
Injury or illness
Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks
Object or substance involved
Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps
Summary line
I was scrubbed in to a surgical case and was attempting to put a needle in my needle box and my hand slipped and i pricked my left pointer finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Nurse RN LPN LVN
- SOC code
- 29-2061: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 408
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 650,974
- Establishment ID
- 1210006
- Employer case #
- 0036W2519
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 14:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-18
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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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