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OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC in 15524 Carmenita Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chemical Operator in secondary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC
Parent company
Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC
Street
15524 Carmenita Road
City
Santa Fe Springs
State
CA
ZIP
90670
On-site location
Refinery palladium purification removing cover from pan filter

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Lifting and removing plastic pan filter cover

What happened

When removing the pan filter cover felt pain in lower back.

Injury or illness

Strain of muscle facia and tendon of lower back

Object or substance involved

Lifting and removing pan filter.

Summary line

Strain of muscle facia and tendon of lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
Chemical Operator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
157
Total hours worked
280814
EIN
264396618
Establishment ID
718214
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:00:03:00

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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.