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OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in days away from work. Employee was electrical Technician in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Hershey Plant
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave.
City
Hershey
State
PA
ZIP
17033
On-site location
5th Floor MCC Panel, east wall adjacent to the dryers

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14

Before the incident

Preparing to change the fuse on an MCC panel

What happened

On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] a Processing Electrical Technician suffered injuries from an [REDACTED] incident. The Electrical Technician was preparing to replace a fuse in an MCC panel by throwing the disconnect when the disconnect (handle) became jammed. The handle was in a position that allowed the panel door to open but the MCC panel was not deenergized because the knives were still engaged. The Electrical Technician opened the door and used a screwdriver to attempt to unjam the linkage of the handle to fully deenergize the panel. Before the Electrical Technician could unjam the handle the screwdriver slipped and contacted a live lead causing the system to arc.

Injury or illness

Burn of Arm(s)Wrist Left Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment

Summary line

Burn of Arm(s)Wrist Left Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment

Employee and industry

Job description
Electrical Technician
SOC code
17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technic
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1227
Total hours worked
2369802
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
804552
Employer case #
FY25-0408

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:14:05:00

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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.