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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 nurse RN LPN LVN 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
Patient Room
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
86

Changing a patient 's [REDACTED]

Right 3rd Finger sprain

Sprain

Caught In Between Under Object

While changing a patient chux pad I felt an intense pop in my finger No pain was noted so I continued finishing the bed change Upon taking my glove off my finger was swollen and bent at an odd angle

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
Avg employees
408
Total hours worked
650974
Establishment ID
1210006
Employer case #
0036W2520
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
19:30
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.