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OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Lutheran Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in 7000 E University, Des Moines, IA 50316 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rN NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Parent company
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
Street
7000 E University
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50316
On-site location
Outside of ED room 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

Walking into the pts room

What happened

[REDACTED] came out of room screaming Ill kill you while repeatedly stabbing with used surgical forceps in right shoulder and right breast.

Injury or illness

[REDACTED]

Object or substance involved

Surgical forceps

Summary line

[REDACTED] came out of room screaming Ill kill you while repeatedly stabbing with used surgical forceps in right shoulder and right breast.

Employee and industry

Job description
RN NE
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
862
Total hours worked
1338597
EIN
420680453
Establishment ID
940526
Employer case #
S2025-098

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
20:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:27:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.