Hazle Township, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: The Hershey Co Hazleton
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at The Hershey Co Hazleton in 6 Scotch Pine Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was material Handler in baking chocolate made from purchased chocolate.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- The Hershey Co Hazleton
- Parent company
- The Hersheys Co
- Street
- 6 Scotch Pine Drive
- City
- Hazle Township
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18202
- On-site location
- Line #3 Wrapping Room - Overhead Conveyor for Baggers
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 18
Before the incident
Employee using a rolling platform ladder was attempting to remove a piece of tape that was noted on the rollers of the overhead conveyors
What happened
Employee using a rolling platform ladder was attempting to remove a piece of tape that was noted on the rollers of the overhead conveyors. Employee had cut resistant gloves on and the employee grabbed the tape and it pulled back the opposite direction causing their right-hand index finger to get pulled in between two moving rollers.
Injury or illness
Laceration of right hand index finger
Object or substance involved
Conveyor rollers
Summary line
Laceration of right hand finger (index finger)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 51-3092: Food Batchmakers
- NAICS code
- 311352: Baking chocolate made from purchased chocolate
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 668
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,268,947
- EIN
- 230691590
- Establishment ID
- 1064417
- Employer case #
- FY24-01291
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 23:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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