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OSHA Injury Report: West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nurse RN LPN LVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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
Emergency Room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Walking patient to the bathroom.

left arms and chest struck by a patient trying to leave the ER

Assault Abuse - Physical

Patient 's fists

Suicidal pt was being escorted to the bathroom by RN Security officer pt then began punching RN in head abdomen and arms

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 #
0036W23168
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:00:16:00

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.