Santa Fe Springs, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals in Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic 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
- Yard - Cylinder Storage Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
lifting a gas cylinder
What happened
The employee attempted to lift a loaded gas cylinder on his own
Injury or illness
Umbilical hernia as a result of lifting a gas cylinder
Object or substance involved
a gas cylinder
Summary line
Umbilical hernia as a result of lifting a gas cylinder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:22:26:00
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.