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OSHA Injury Report: Precious Metals Smelter

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Precious Metals Smelter in 1831 East 1st Ave. South, Columbus, MT 59019 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in platinum refining, primary.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Precious Metals Smelter
Parent company
Stillwater Mining Company
Street
1831 East 1st Ave. South
City
Columbus
State
MT
ZIP
59019
On-site location
Opening valve in materials

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Opening a valve

What happened

Employee pushed up on valve handle and felt pain in right forearm

Injury or illness

Pain in right forearm ER Doctor could not find anything wrong

Object or substance involved

Valve

Summary line

Pain in forearm

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331410 — Platinum refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
101
Total hours worked
187027
EIN
810480654
Establishment ID
613832
Employer case #
24-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:20:51:00

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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.