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OSHA Injury Report: BASF Metals LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at BASF Metals LLC in 554 Engelhard Drive, Seneca, SC 29678 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Technician in precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
BASF Metals LLC
Parent company
BASF Metals LLC
Street
554 Engelhard Drive
City
Seneca
State
SC
ZIP
29678
On-site location
EAF Furnace

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Bending to pick up a rod used to perform a depth check on the furnace

What happened

Operator reported that they felt a brief twinge in their lower back after about 3.5 hours at work which went away. [REDACTED] the operator was preparing to perform a depth check of the furnace bent over to pick up the rod and experience acute pain in their lower back.

Injury or illness

Lower back pain

Object or substance involved

Pre-existing condition

Summary line

Lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Technician
SOC code
43-5061 — Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
NAICS code
331492 — Precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
377
Total hours worked
785504
Establishment ID
1235162
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07MAR24:18:15:00

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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.