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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 nurse RN LPN LVN 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

Passing suture

What happened

RN was scrubbed into a surgical case and was attempting to put a needle in the needle box and her hand slipped and she stuck her left pointer finger

Injury or illness

Puncture Including Human Animal Insect Bite Sting Needlesticks

Object or substance involved

Contaminated Needle Stick or Other Contaminated Sharps

Summary line

I was scrubbed in to a surgical case and was attempting to put a needle in my needle box and my hand slipped and i pricked my left pointer finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse RN LPN LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
408
Total hours worked
650974
Establishment ID
1210006
Employer case #
0036W2519

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:16:42:00

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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.