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OSHA Injury Report: ELZ

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at ELZ in 295 Brown Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was team Member in candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ELZ
Parent company
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC
Street
295 Brown Street
City
Elizabethtown
State
PA
ZIP
17022
On-site location
Tanker Bay

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Preparing to unload a tanker of cocoa butter

What happened

Employee attempted to stop a small leak from a valve at the unloading port of the tanker and in the process loosened the valve which resulted in the valve unintentionally being released from the manifold resulting in the release of the entire contents of the tanker. The employee then attempted to reinstall the valve as the cocoa butter was discharging from the tanker and was subsequently sprayed in the eyes.

Injury or illness

Conjunctivitis of eyes

Object or substance involved

Cocoa butter

Summary line

Heated cocoa butter came in contact with eyes. Prescribed antibiotics as a preventative measure for conjunctivitis.

Employee and industry

Job description
Team Member
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311351 — Candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
350
Total hours worked
640104
EIN
208940055
Establishment ID
102262
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:25
Filing year
2024
Submitted
05FEB2025:17:45:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.