Hershey, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. Employee was semiskilled machine operator 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
- Steps going up to the mixer deck for Line 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 32
Before the incident
Walking down a flight of stairs
What happened
Employee lost their footing while walking down a flight of stairs and used their right hand to brace their fall
Injury or illness
fracture of right pinky finger
Object or substance involved
stair tread
Summary line
Fracture of right pinky finger while walking down a flight of stairs; used their right hand to brace their fall
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Semiskilled machine operator
- SOC code
- 51-3099: Food Processing Workers, All Other
- 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 #
- FY24-00984
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30
- Time of incident
- 00:40
- 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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