Wartburg, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC. in Wartburg, TN 37887 resulted in days away from work. Employee was melt Operator 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
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
- Days restricted or transferred
- 120
Before the incident
Employee was attempting to light burner on door with ignition stick
What happened
Short Drum Furnace was getting ready to restart when operator went to light the furnace placing hand between the furnace and furnace door while the door was being closed it pinched his hand
Injury or illness
Injury: Smashed Left Hand
Object or substance involved
Short Drum Rotary Furnace Door
Summary line
Smashed Hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Melt Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- 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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 0:00
- Time of incident
- 2:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13JAN26:17:31:00
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.