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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

scrubbing a surgical case (vaginal hysterectomy)

What happened

needle stick to left hand while passing suture needle in surgery.

Injury or illness

Cut Punctured Scrape Injured By Needle Stick

Object or substance involved

Suture needle

Summary line

Handing a needle driver loaded with a suture needle to surgeon After he had it in his hand he flipped his hand back and the suture needle caught the back of my left hand near the base of my thumb

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
410
Total hours worked
852800
Establishment ID
1210006
Employer case #
0036W23167

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:00:16:00

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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.