Bluffton, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Hersheys Salty Snacks
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Hersheys Salty Snacks in Bluffton, IN 46714 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was extruded Operator in pretzels (except soft) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hersheys Salty Snacks
- Parent company
- Pretzels Inc, (Hershey Salty Snacks)
- Street
- 123 Harvest Road
- City
- Bluffton
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46714
- On-site location
- Extruded Processing
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Removing an extruder screw
What happened
During the removal of an extruded screw on line 8 the team members left finger was pinched between the removal tool and the extruder backing plate causing a laceration to the left index finger.
Injury or illness
Fracture of Finger(s) Left Side
Object or substance involved
Tools Instruments and Equipment - Non-Powered Hand Tool
Summary line
Fracture of Finger(s) Left Side Tools Non-Powered
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Extruded Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311919 — Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 350
- Total hours worked
- 616754
- EIN
- 471254894
- Establishment ID
- 1080129
- Employer case #
- FY23-02380
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 3:35:00.000
- Submitted
- 23JAN24:12:21:00
Source
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.