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 chemical Operator 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
- Refinery Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 26
Before the incident
Closing a reactor lid
What happened
employee was closing a reactor lid and did not realize his finger was in a pinch point
Injury or illness
left little finger contusion as a result of a reactor lid closing on his finger
Object or substance involved
reactor lid
Summary line
left little finger contusion as a result of a reactor lid closing on his finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chemical Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- 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 #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:30
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:22:33:00
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.