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OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

lifting a gas cylinder

The employee attempted to lift a loaded gas cylinder on his own

Umbilical hernia as a result of lifting a gas cylinder

a gas cylinder

Umbilical hernia as a result of lifting a gas cylinder

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
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:22:26:00

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.