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OSHA Injury Report: The Hershey Co Hazleton

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at The Hershey Co Hazleton in 6 Scotch Pine Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Utility Worker in baking chocolate made from purchased chocolate.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Hershey Co Hazleton
Parent company
The Hersheys Co
Street
6 Scotch Pine Drive
City
Hazle Township
State
PA
ZIP
18202
On-site location
Maintenance Central Shop - Mezzanine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Organizing safety harnesses in locker

What happened

EE was organizing safety harnesses with a new hire employee from the lockers where they were stored. EE handed a harness to the new hire and continued to reorganize the other harnesses one of which was tangled on a Wet Floor Sign. The doors were open on the locker and while EE was organizing the remaining harnesses the locker fell forward striking the EE 's left side of the face (orbital bones).

Injury or illness

Concussion of Eye(s) Facial Bones Left Side

Object or substance involved

Containers Furniture and Fixtures - Containers

Summary line

Concussion of Eye(s) Facial Bones Left Side

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Utility Worker
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311352 — Baking chocolate made from purchased chocolate
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
569
Total hours worked
1137784
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
1064417
Employer case #
FY25-0362

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:04
Filing year
2025
Submitted
14JAN26:16:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.