Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in Des Moines, IA 50314 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
- Parent company
- MercyOne Des Moines
- Street
- 1111 6th Aven
- City
- Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50314
- On-site location
- Employee s Own Department Or Work Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
[REDACTED] [REDACTED]
What happened
needle stick to L index finger after giving methergine injection during a c-section.
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 giving methergine to a patient in the OR under the sterile field sheet Methergine was given needle slipped prior to closing the safety tap and I poked my left pointer finger resulting in my finger to bleed
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
- Avg employees
- 3040
- Total hours worked
- 4849377
- Establishment ID
- 1209945
- Employer case #
- 0035W2519
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 18FEB26:16:42:00
Source
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.