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OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC. in 1975 Knoxville Hwy, Wartburg, TN 37887 resulted in days away from work. Employee was thermal Operator in precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
Parent company
Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
Street
1975 Knoxville Hwy
City
Wartburg
State
TN
ZIP
37887
On-site location
Prep Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Walking through the department

What happened

Employee was walking behind the forklift when forklift operator was placing drums on a pallet employee stopped and when the forklift operator turned the wheel it hit the employees foot.

Injury or illness

Injury: Right foot

Object or substance involved

Forklift wheel

Summary line

Pinched foot via forklift

Employee and industry

Job description
Thermal Operator
SOC code
51-4191 — Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
NAICS code
331492 — Precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
125
Total hours worked
230000
EIN
222209713
Establishment ID
924608
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
23:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:17:34:00

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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.