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OSHA Injury Report: Hershey Edgerton Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hershey Edgerton Plant in 32180 W. 191st St., Edgerton, KS 66030 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was acquisition Job Under Review in pretzels (except soft) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hershey Edgerton Plant
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
32180 W. 191st St.
City
Edgerton
State
KS
ZIP
66030
On-site location
In the club pack area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

He was building the club pack displays

What happened

Employee was building club pack pallets in [REDACTED] and bent over and felt a sharp pain in his back

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area

Object or substance involved

Other Sources - Body Mechanics

Summary line

Strain or Tear of Lower Back Area - Directly harmed by: Other Sources - Body Mechanics

Employee and industry

Job description
Acquisition Job Under Review
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311919 — Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
220
Total hours worked
391767
EIN
831735985
Establishment ID
1267587
Employer case #
FY24-01306

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
22:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12FEB2025:21:09:00

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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.