Santa Fe Springs, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals in Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was engineer in powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Heraeus Precious Metals
- Parent company
- Heraeus Precious Metals
- Street
- 15524 Carmenita Rd
- City
- Santa Fe Springs
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 90670
- On-site location
- Rh Scrubber Platform/Water Control Dept
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 4
Before the incident
employee was working on automation controls.
What happened
a valve opened spraying the employee with solution. Employee pushed himself up against a railing suddenly and powerfully which hurt his lower back.
Injury or illness
lower back contusion and minor chemical burns.
Object or substance involved
platform railing
Summary line
Sustained a lower back injury after hitting himself against platform railing.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Engineer
- SOC code
- 17-2199 — Engineers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331492 — Powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 148
- Total hours worked
- 179339
- EIN
- 264396618
- Establishment ID
- 1316092
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:22:12:00
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.