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

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness at Hershey Company - H.B. Reese in 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. 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 11 Moulding wall

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

Employee was working cleaning walls.

What happened

Employee was cleaning walls with Quorum Pink. While cleaning overhead the chemical splashed back passed their glasses and into their left eye and possibly their right eye.

Injury or illness

Burn chemical of Eyes Left Side

Object or substance involved

Chemicals and Chemical Products - Chemicals

Summary line

Burn chemical of Eyes Left Side - Directly harmed by: Chemicals and Chemical Products - Chemicals

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 #
FY23-01957

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30:00.000
Time of incident
20:30:00.000
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.