West Des Moines, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
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 job transfer or restriction. 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
- Patient Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 86
Before the incident
Changing a patient 's [REDACTED]
What happened
Right 3rd Finger sprain
Injury or illness
Sprain
Object or substance involved
Caught In Between Under Object
Summary line
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
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 #
- 0036W2520
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 19:30
- 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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