Establishment profile
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC
15524 CARMENITA ROAD, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
331492 — Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
EIN 264396618
Summary
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 12 years of recorded history, with $3,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 20th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 66 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $3,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342 A | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3314 within CA. Peer group: 66 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 129 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC 13429 ALONDRA BLVD · SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 14 | 0 | — | Oct 2025 | View → |
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC 15524 CARMENITA ROAD · SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670 | Water | Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIRIDIUM CELLS PRECIOUS METALScontract · Last action 2023-10-26$44,955
- Department of DefensePTRH20 10MM WAFER HOLDERcontract · Last action 2021-07-28$9,916
- Department of CommerceCRUCIBLE MADE OF PRECIOUS METALcontract · Last action 2012-01-11$5,384
- Department of EnergyPURCHASE OF 28 PLATINUM CRUCIBLES ***NOT TO EXCEED ORDER: $16,869.76*** PAN 0101/EAR 99contract · Last action 2025-05-30$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-05-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-17 | Accident | 1 | — | $3,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC's OSHA violation history?
- HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $3,000 in total penalties.
- How does HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC operates in the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.23 compared to an industry average of 2.1.