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OSHA Injury Report: Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC in Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chemical Operator in secondary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).

Establishment
Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC
Parent company
Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC
Street
15524 Carmenita Road
City
Santa Fe Springs
State
CA
ZIP
90670
On-site location
Warehouse lifting a 50 lbs chemical bag
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Employee was at the warehouse while lifting a 50 lb chemical bag from the floor.

Twisted right knee and felt a back pain.

Strain of muscle facia and tendon of lower back.

Lifting 50 lb from the floor.

Strain of muscle facia and tendon of lower back

Job description
Chemical Operator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
157
Total hours worked
280814
EIN
264396618
Establishment ID
718214
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:20:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:23:38:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.