West Des Moines, IA · 2023-05-11

OSHA Injury Report: 14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-05-11, an injury at 14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER in 1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was NE ENT Dr in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: 14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER
Parent company: MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
Street: 1755 59th Place
City: West Des Moines
State: IA
ZIP: 50266
On-site location: WL OR #1

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Removing drapes at the end of the surgical case off the patient 's head and was poked by one of the staples used to hold drape in place.

What happened

While removing drapes a staple stuck left hand

Injury or illness

Puncture Left Hand Needle stick surgical staple

Object or substance involved

surgical staple

Summary line

Stuck by a staple that was used on the patient.

Employee and industry

Job description: NE ENT Dr
SOC code: 29-1229: Physicians, All Other
NAICS code: 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 194
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 291,719
Establishment ID: 1169730
Employer case #: 4957780

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-05-11
Shift started: 07:30
Time of incident: 15:30
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-03-01

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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