Stuarts Draft, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC in 120 Harold Cook Drive, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was plant Operative in candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC
- Parent company
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC
- Street
- 120 Harold Cook Drive
- City
- Stuarts Draft
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24477
- On-site location
- Line 50
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Weighing rework
What happened
Employee reports he was using a lift upstairs to weigh rework and the battery showed it was charged. When he went to use it it would not work. To be able to get to his rework he pushed the lift out of his way straining his back.
Injury or illness
Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area
Object or substance involved
Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hoisting Apparatus
Summary line
Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hoisting Apparatus
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plant Operative
- SOC code
- 51-3092: Food Batchmakers
- NAICS code
- 311351: Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,747
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 3,231,508
- EIN
- 541671208
- Establishment ID
- 1067941
- Employer case #
- FY23-00729
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 06:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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