Hershey, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. Employee was electrical Technician 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
- 5th Floor MCC Panel, east wall adjacent to the dryers
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
Before the incident
Preparing to change the fuse on an MCC panel
What happened
On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] a Processing Electrical Technician suffered injuries from an [REDACTED] incident. The Electrical Technician was preparing to replace a fuse in an MCC panel by throwing the disconnect when the disconnect (handle) became jammed. The handle was in a position that allowed the panel door to open but the MCC panel was not deenergized because the knives were still engaged. The Electrical Technician opened the door and used a screwdriver to attempt to unjam the linkage of the handle to fully deenergize the panel. Before the Electrical Technician could unjam the handle the screwdriver slipped and contacted a live lead causing the system to arc.
Injury or illness
Burn of Arm(s)Wrist Left Side
Object or substance involved
Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment
Summary line
Burn of Arm(s)Wrist Left Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Electrical Technician
- SOC code
- 17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technic
- 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 #
- FY25-0408
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 12:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:14:05:00
Source
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.