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OSHA Injury Report: Hershey Company - H.B. Reese

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hershey Company - H.B. Reese in 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operatives in chocolate bars made from cocoa beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hershey Company - H.B. Reese
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
925 Reese Avenue
City
Hershey
State
PA
ZIP
17033
On-site location
Line 23

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Stacking empty wafer trays

What happened

Employee working on Line 23 was in the process of stacking empty wafer trays on a pallet. As he was stacking an empty tray another employee was operating a pallet jack adjacent to where the injured employee was working. As the pallet jack was navigating the area it struck the pallet where the injured was located.

Injury or illness

Sprain or Tear of Fingers Left Side

Object or substance involved

Parts and Materials - Other parts and materials

Summary line

Sprain or Tear of Fingers Left Side - Directly harmed by: Parts and Materials - Other parts and materials

Employee and industry

Job description
Operatives
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate bars made from cocoa beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
872
Total hours worked
1831470
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
1080136
Employer case #
FY23-00247

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:03:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02FEB24:13:07:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.