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 vault 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
- Vault
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 48
Before the incident
compacting trash
What happened
the employee stepped inside of a 55 gallon drum attempting to compact the trash
Injury or illness
Body arm back sprain as a result of a fall
Object or substance involved
a fall from a 55 gallon drum
Summary line
Body arm back sprain as a result of a fall
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Vault Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace 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 #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:22:40:00
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.