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OSHA Injury Report: North America Region Austin - Harris Branch

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at North America Region Austin - Harris Branch in Austin, TX 78724 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was manufacturing Tech in semiconductor making machinery manufacturing.

Establishment
North America Region Austin - Harris Branch
Parent company
Applied Materials
Street
9700 Hwy 290 E
City
Austin
State
TX
ZIP
78724
On-site location
Building 36 2nd Level Etch Module Test Bay 02
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
59

A tech experienced a slight pain in his lower back after swapping out a [REDACTED] at Test Bay 02 Because the [REDACTED] is atop the Source Can installed at the top of the chamber the tech was on a ladder reaching up and over the chamber to complete the swap as is usually done with chambers at Test The tech felt that the pain was caused by overreaching since the ladder was not placed directly in front of the chamber due to a gas panel cover in the way something he knows to move in order to complete his task safely

A tech experienced a slight pain in his lower back after swapping out a [REDACTED] at Test Bay 02 Because the [REDACTED] is atop the Source Can installed at the top of the chamber the tech was on a ladder reaching up and over the chamber to complete the swap as is usually done with chambers at Test The tech felt that the pain was caused by overreaching since the ladder was not placed directly in front of the chamber due to a gas panel cover in the way something he knows to move in order to complete his task safely

Strain Back Lower Back

lifted source match

Strain Back Lower Back lifted source match Lowering lifting carrying

Job description
Manufacturing Tech
SOC code
17-3026 — Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
333242 — Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4325
Total hours worked
9513830
EIN
941655526
Establishment ID
1326919
Employer case #
18
Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
21FEB2025:20:27:00

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.