WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS in WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN 55127 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator in coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS
- Parent company
- HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS
- Street
- 5030 CENTERVILLE RD
- City
- WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55127
- On-site location
- Cleanroom 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Emptying wash tray of isopropyl alcohol.
What happened
While operating a workstation with a wash tray of isopropyl alcohol 99% the employee reported their eyes were irritated by the fumes. Despite wearing safety glasses the operator still experienced this irritation. They elected to seek medical treatment due to eye dryness. The treating physician prescribed some medical eye drops for the irritation.
Injury or illness
Bilateral corneal irritation - mild.
Object or substance involved
Isopropyl alcohol 99%
Summary line
Fumes of Isopropyl Alcohol 99% aggravated eyes.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332613 — Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 659
- Total hours worked
- 1570221
- EIN
- 271584096
- Establishment ID
- 441898
- Employer case #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 23:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 01FEB2025:03:23:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.