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OSHA Injury Report: 14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at 14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER in 1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dietary Associa in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
14030001-140309 MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER
Parent company
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
Street
1755 59th Place
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50266
On-site location
KITCHEN

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

PUSHING A CART

What happened

hit forehead on cart and during a fall. Went to ED and got sutures. Went to Occ Health. Unable to work with sutures. Off work

Injury or illness

Lacerated Right Head Fall on same level CART

Object or substance involved

CART

Summary line

hit forehead on cart and during a fall. Went to ED and got sutures. Went to Occ Health. Unable to work with sutures. Off work

Employee and industry

Job description
Dietary Associa
SOC code
35-3041 — Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
194
Total hours worked
291719
Establishment ID
1169730
Employer case #
4956583

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:31:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:29:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.