Hershey, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanical Technician in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Hershey Plant
- Parent company
- The Hershey Company
- Street
- 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave.
- City
- Hershey
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17033
- On-site location
- Maintenance shop work bench
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Preparing to cut gasket material
What happened
Employee was cutting a gasket when the knife slipped and cut his left hand
Injury or illness
Left hand laceration
Object or substance involved
Utility knife
Summary line
Laceration of left thumb from utility knife
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanical Technician
- SOC code
- 19-4013: Food Science Technicians
- NAICS code
- 311351: Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,250
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,537,908
- EIN
- 230691590
- Establishment ID
- 804552
- Employer case #
- FY24-00719
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:30
- Time of incident
- 03:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-24
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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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