Charleston, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: WACKER Polysilicon North America
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at WACKER Polysilicon North America in Charleston, TN 37310 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chemical operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WACKER Polysilicon North America
- Parent company
- WACKER Chemie
- Street
- 553 WACKER Blvd. NW
- City
- Charleston
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37310
- On-site location
- C214 Scrubber
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was wearing a chemical suit performing a line break
What happened
Employee became overheated
Injury or illness
Heat exhaustion
Object or substance involved
Ambient temperature
Summary line
Operator became overheated while working in a chemical suit and required medical treatment beyond first aid.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chemical operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331410 — Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 753
- Total hours worked
- 1505465
- EIN
- 942272388
- Establishment ID
- 285402
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:19:17:00
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.