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

Injury · Other recordable case

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 other recordable case. Employee was nE RN IA ORTHO 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
WL OR

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Putting used suture needle into sharp box in surgery

What happened

EE poked herself in the R index finger with the used needle

Injury or illness

Puncture Right Finger(s) Needle stick suture needle

Object or substance involved

suture needle

Summary line

EE poked herself in the R index finger with the used needle

Employee and industry

Job description
NE RN IA ORTHO
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
194
Total hours worked
291719
Establishment ID
1169730
Employer case #
4955011

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:32:00

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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.