Hershey, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was semi Skilled Machine Operator in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Hershey Plant
- Parent company
- The Hershey Company
- Street
- 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave.
- City
- Hershey
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17033
- On-site location
- L13 Breakroom
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Putting lunch box in fridge
What happened
Employee was putting their lunch box away and as they pulled their right hand away from the lunch box it got caught on the framework that holds the shelves in place in fridge causing a laceration on the backside of their right hand.
Injury or illness
Cut laceration puncture of Hand Right Side
Object or substance involved
Structures and Surfaces - Storage Racks
Summary line
Cut laceration puncture of Hand Right Side - Directly harmed by: Structures and Surfaces - Storage Racks
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,227
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,369,802
- EIN
- 230691590
- Establishment ID
- 804552
- Employer case #
- FY25-0164
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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