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OSHA Injury Report: WACKER Polysilicon North America

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WACKER Polysilicon North America in 553 WACKER Blvd. NW, Charleston, TN 37310 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chemical operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WACKER Polysilicon North America
Parent company
WACKER Chemie
Street
553 WACKER Blvd. NW
City
Charleston
State
TN
ZIP
37310
On-site location
C214 Scrubber

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was wearing a chemical suit performing a line break

What happened

Employee became overheated

Injury or illness

Heat exhaustion

Object or substance involved

Ambient temperature

Summary line

Operator became overheated while working in a chemical suit and required medical treatment beyond first aid.

Employee and industry

Job description
Chemical operator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331410 — Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
753
Total hours worked
1505465
EIN
942272388
Establishment ID
285402
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
20:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:19:17:00

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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.