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OSHA Injury Report: HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC in Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 resulted in days away from work. 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
Support A20
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Cleaning cyclone

EE was using a long scraper in hand in the cyclone. Leaned over to scrape the inside and had a very sharp pain in lower back. EE is struggling to walk and is in visible pain sitting. Employee was transported to [REDACTED] Health.

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area

Other Sources - Body Mechanics

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area - Directly harmed by: Other Sources - Body Mechanics

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 #
FY23-02282
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30:00.000
Time of incident
0:55:00.000
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.