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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
P3

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Gave a patient a heparin shot

What happened

Safety mechanism was not engaged all the way while employee was talking to the patient and holding the needle and it poked her hand

Injury or illness

Contaminated Sharp Hand - Left

Object or substance involved

contaminated needle used to give heparin

Summary line

Safety mechanism was not engaged all the way while employee was talking to the patient and holding the needle and it poked her hand

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 #
S2025-209

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:12
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.