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
- Patient Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Changing patient 's soiled pull-up. Cleaning up patient. Attending to patient giving PRN medication for agitation.
What happened
concussion symptoms from being hit on the left side of her head with a baby doll.
Injury or illness
Contusion All Other Soft Tissue Incl Inflammation
Object or substance involved
Assault Abuse - Physical (Includes Human Bites)
Summary line
Providing a medication to a patient with dementia and she swung her baby doll with a hard plastic head at me as a weapon She landed several blows to the back of my left arm my ribcage the side of my head above my left head and my left hip
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
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- 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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