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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 eIC Technician 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
C216, CS Reaction

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Reinstalling an access panel

What happened

Twisted his left hip while trying to stand up from the work area

Injury or illness

Left hip and shoulder sprain

Object or substance involved

Concrete floor

Summary line

While reinstalling an access panel on the silo conveyor the technician twisted his left hip while trying to stand up from the work area resulting in a left hip and shoulder sprain that required medical treatment beyond first aid.

Employee and industry

Job description
EIC Technician
SOC code
17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technic
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 #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:34
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:19:23:00

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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.