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OSHA Injury Report: Hershey Salty Snacks - Whitestown

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Hershey Salty Snacks - Whitestown in Whitestown, IN 46075 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hershey Salty Snacks - Whitestown
Parent company
The Hershey Salty Snacks Company
Street
4310 Anson Boulevard
City
Whitestown
State
IN
ZIP
46075
On-site location
Transfer Room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
19

Transferring film rolls from wooden pallet to plastic pallet

Employee was manually moving film rolls from a wooden pallet to a plastic pallet to be brought into the bagging room. Employee performed this task without assistance film rolls weighed more than 50lbs each. While moving the 4th roll; the employee felt a pull in his lower right back. Employee was taken to clinic returned with restrictions due to lower lumbar strain.

Strain of lower right back

Body Mechanics

Strain to lower right back

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311919 — Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
152
Total hours worked
105000
EIN
831735985
Establishment ID
1262357
Employer case #
FY24-03247
Date of incident
Shift started
5:45
Time of incident
8:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17JAN2025:15:25:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.