Hershey, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was skilled 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
- Almond rework across from almond wrappers
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Employee was operating a packing line
What happened
Employee was testing the weight of a rework barrel when they strained their back
Injury or illness
low back strain
Object or substance involved
weight of the barrel
Summary line
Employee strained their lower back when testing the weight of a rework barrel
Employee and industry
- Job description
- skilled 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 #
- FY24-02643
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:30
- Time of incident
- 00:00
- 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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