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OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. Employee was semi Skilled Machine Operator in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.

Establishment
West Hershey Plant
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave.
City
Hershey
State
PA
ZIP
17033
On-site location
Cold end of L3
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19
Days restricted or transferred
50

Prepping to micro-jet with dry ice

Micro-jetting

Freezing of Finger(s) Right Side

Dry Ice

Freezing of Finger(s) Right Side - Directly harmed by: Chemicals and Chemical Products - Dry Ice

Job description
Semi Skilled Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1227
Total hours worked
2369802
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
804552
Employer case #
FY25-0005
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:13:40:00

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.