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 mechanical Technician 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
- B352, Waste Water Treatment
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning a flange surface
What happened
Acidic debris fell into eye
Injury or illness
Eye irritation
Object or substance involved
Acidic debris
Summary line
While cleaning a flange a technician got some acidic debris in their right eye and required medical treatment beyond first aid.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanical Technician
- SOC code
- 17-3027 — Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- 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 #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:16
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:19:20:00
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.