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
Passing medications
What happened
needle stick to L2 digit while disposing of insulin needle after injection.
Injury or illness
Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Needle Stick
Object or substance involved
Insulin needle
Summary line
After giving insulin to the patient with an insulin needle I poked myself with the needle on the finger
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 (2023 average)
- 410
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 852,800
- Establishment ID
- 1210006
- Employer case #
- 0036W23168
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
More injuries at West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
View West Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE's full OSHA safety record →
More injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)
More injuries in IA
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.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.