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 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
- Refinery Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 139
Before the incident
inspecting ducting
What happened
the employee was inspecting damaged ducting when the ducting collapsed landing on top of him.
Injury or illness
Strain of muscle fascio and tendon at neck. Corneal inflammation left eye. Contusion of scalp. Result of falling ducting and chemical exposure.
Object or substance involved
Ducting tubes
Summary line
Strain of muscle fascio and tendon at neck. Corneal inflammation left eye. Contusion of scalp. Result of falling ducting and chemical exposure.
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 #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:22:43:00
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.