Hershey, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. Employee was 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
- L7 Baggers
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Operating bagger #7
What happened
On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] a Drop Kiss employee was taking a shortcut around a line 7 date coder attempting to squeeze between a spiral conveyor and an electrical panel when they tripped over electrical conduit connecting the two and fell
Injury or illness
Fracture of Both ElbowsWrist Both Side
Object or substance involved
Other Sources - Other sources unspecified (concrete floor)
Summary line
Fracture of Both ElbowsWrist Both Side - Directly harmed by: Other Sources - Other sources unspecified
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Skilled Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-3099: Food Processing 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 #
- FY25-0174
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 17:45
- 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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