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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
Patient Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Changing patient 's soiled pull-up. Cleaning up patient. Attending to patient giving PRN medication for agitation.

What happened

concussion symptoms from being hit on the left side of her head with a baby doll.

Injury or illness

Contusion All Other Soft Tissue Incl Inflammation

Object or substance involved

Assault Abuse - Physical (Includes Human Bites)

Summary line

Providing a medication to a patient with dementia and she swung her baby doll with a hard plastic head at me as a weapon She landed several blows to the back of my left arm my ribcage the side of my head above my left head and my left hip

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 #
0036W2520

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:00
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.