Wartburg, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC. in Wartburg, TN 37887 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was metallurgical Engineer in precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
- Parent company
- Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
- Street
- 1975 Knoxville Hwy
- City
- Wartburg
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37887
- On-site location
- Melt SDRF-Converter
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Breaking Crust on Slag [REDACTED]
What happened
Actively assisting with tap when molen slag splashed onto him and went down his protective clothing into his shoe.
Injury or illness
Injury: Burn to his right foot and ankle
Object or substance involved
Molten Slag
Summary line
[REDACTED] on Ankle Foot
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Metallurgical Engineer
- SOC code
- 17-2131 — Materials Engineers
- NAICS code
- 331492 — Precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 125
- Total hours worked
- 230000
- EIN
- 222209713
- Establishment ID
- 924608
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 17:14
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13JAN26:17:19:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.