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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 utility Technician 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
West Utilities Basement
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30

Using compressed air to clean an electrical panel

A West Utilities Technician suffered injuries from an [REDACTED] incident. The employee appears to have been cleaning an electrical panel with compressed air using a small air wand when the [REDACTED] occurred. The disconnect was thrown prior to conducting the task. The employee was and remains responsive and was transported to the hospital via ambulance.

Burn of Face Both Side Neck Right Arm

Other Sources - Other sources unspecified (arc flash)

Burn of Face Both Side - Directly harmed by: Other Sources - Other sources unspecified

Job description
Utility Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
FY25-0058
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:13:45:00

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.