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OSHA Injury Report: Des Moines Methodist Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Des Moines Methodist Hospital in 1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Des Moines Methodist Hospital
Parent company
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
Street
1200 Pleasant St
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50309
On-site location
Younker 414

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

giving a heparin shot to a patient

What happened

attempting to push the safety needle lock mechanism and thumb got stuck with the needle

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp Exposure Blood Bodily Fluid FingerThumb - Right

Object or substance involved

BD Safety Glide 1 ml Syringe

Summary line

attempting to push the safety needle lock mechanism and thumb got stuck with the needle

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
3536
Total hours worked
5442747
EIN
420680452
Establishment ID
940507
Employer case #
S2025-181

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
5:43
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:15:24:00

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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.