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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 24 mould change area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

adjusting moulds

What happened

Employee was attempting to realign mould in the clean mould tray magazine due to one being caught on the metal piece that holds moulds in place. Employee attempted to push mould back into place and as they were pushing their finger became caught between moulds and the metal piece. Employee pulled finger out causing a cut on their left index finger.

Injury or illness

Cut laceration puncture of Fingers Left Side

Object or substance involved

Machinery - Machinery unspecified

Summary line

Cut laceration puncture of Fingers Left Side - Directly harmed by: Machinery - Machinery unspecified

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 #
FY23-01902

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:15:00.000
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.