Lancaster, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility in 400 Running Pump Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility
- Parent company
- The Hershey Company
- Street
- 400 Running Pump Rd
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17603
- On-site location
- conventional packaging
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 26
Before the incident
repetitive motion- reaching and bending to pack [REDACTED] in boxes
What happened
employee was packing a bulk box of candy when they felt a sudden sharp pain in the lower back area
Injury or illness
sprain strain lower back
Object or substance involved
product- packing candy bags
Summary line
sprain strain to the lower back from packing product
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 311340: Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 617
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,159,547
- Establishment ID
- 869050
- Employer case #
- FY23-01445
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 02:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-24
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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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