Hazleton, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc in Hazleton, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dump Operator in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc
- Street
- 400 Stoney creek Rd
- City
- Hazleton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18202
- On-site location
- Melting Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
Melting butter.
What happened
While pushing a block of butter employee reported feeling a twist in her right shoulder and left wrist.
Injury or illness
Strain of unspecified muscle fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level Left hand. initial encounter. Ganglion left wrist.
Object or substance involved
Pushing a 50lb block of butter into the chopper - force exertion.
Summary line
Strain of unspecified muscle fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level Left hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Dump Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 120
- Total hours worked
- 241870
- Establishment ID
- 1129390
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 15:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 10FEB2025:21:02:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.