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OSHA Injury Report: Stuarts Draft Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Stuarts Draft Plant in Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 resulted in days away from work. Employee was plant Operative in confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans.

Establishment
Stuarts Draft Plant
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
120 Harold Cook Drive
City
Stuarts Draft
State
VA
ZIP
24477
On-site location
Hold area shipping
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
140
Days restricted or transferred
40

walking

Employee was working on a product hold in the hold area of shipping. The employee went to go from the hold area to a telephone to contact their manager and tripped over yellow caution tape that was at floor level between the row of pallets and the hold area. The employee came down onto their left knee. Employee was unable to stand on their own and was sent out with the rescue squad.

Fracture of Knee Left Side

Structures and Surfaces - Floors walkways ground surfaces

Fracture of Knee Left Side - Directly harmed by: Structures and Surfaces - Floors walkways ground surfaces

Job description
Plant Operative
SOC code
51-8099 — Plant and System Operators, All Other
NAICS code
311351 — Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1550
Total hours worked
2982829
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
1255159
Employer case #
FY25-0108
Date of incident
Shift started
6:55
Time of incident
8:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
14JAN26:18:52:00

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.