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OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Lutheran Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in 7000 E University, Des Moines, IA 50316 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technologist Certified NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Parent company
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
Street
7000 E University
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50316
On-site location
Surgery
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

DOING A ROBOTIC [REDACTED] REPAIR USING MESH AND NEEDLES TO TIE IN MESH

PUT [REDACTED] THROUGH UMBILICUS FOR [REDACTED] TO FIND AND POKED HER WHILE USING AN INSTRUMENT BECAUSE PATIENT WAS LARGE AND NEEDLE WAS HARD TO FIND

Abrasion Cut Puncture Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Left

Contaminated Needle

PUT [REDACTED] THROUGH UMBILICUS FOR [REDACTED] TO FIND AND POKED HER WHILE USING AN INSTRUMENT BECAUSE PATIENT WAS LARGE AND NEEDLE WAS HARD TO FIND

Job description
Surgical Technologist Certified NE
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
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 #
S2025-166
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:19:27:00

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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.