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 medical Staff Physician Resident 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
using cautery during surgery
What happened
Burn to L2 finger (opposite hand) while using cautery in the OR
Injury or illness
Contact With Object Other Than Sharps
Object or substance involved
Cautery needle
Summary line
Using cautery during procedure and hit L2 finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Medical Staff Physician Resident
- SOC code
- 29-1229: Physicians, All Other
- 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 #
- 0036W23170
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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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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