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OSHA Injury Report: HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC in 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.

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
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Weighing rework

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.

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hoisting Apparatus

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hoisting Apparatus

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
Avg employees
1747
Total hours worked
3231508
EIN
541671208
Establishment ID
1067941
Employer case #
FY23-00729
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
6:45:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:20:36:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.