Santa Fe Springs, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals in Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 resulted in days away from work. Employee was chemical Operator in powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Heraeus Precious Metals
- Parent company
- Heraeus Precious Metals
- Street
- 15524 Carmenita Rd
- City
- Santa Fe Springs
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 90670
- On-site location
- Chemical Product - Production Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 47
Before the incident
the employee was adding ruthenium powder to a reactor when they powder blew upwards into his right eye.
What happened
the employee was adding ruthenium powder to a reactor when they powder blew upwards into his right eye.
Injury or illness
Acute toxic conjunctivitis right eye
Object or substance involved
ruthenium powder
Summary line
Acute toxic conjunctivitis right eye due to ruthenium powder exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chemical Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331492 — Powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 160
- Total hours worked
- 352759
- EIN
- 264396618
- Establishment ID
- 1316092
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 9:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 19FEB2025:18:35:00
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.