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 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
- Surgical Services Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
scrubbing a surgical case (vaginal hysterectomy)
What happened
needle stick to left hand while passing suture needle in surgery.
Injury or illness
Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Needle Stick
Object or substance involved
Suture needle
Summary line
Handing a needle driver loaded with a suture needle to surgeon After he had it in his hand he flipped his hand back and the suture needle caught the back of my left hand near the base of my thumb
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
- 410
- Total hours worked
- 852800
- Establishment ID
- 1210006
- Employer case #
- 0036W23167
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 02MAR24:00:16:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.