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OSHA Injury Report: HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC in 120 Harold Cook Drive, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was plant Operative in candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC
Parent company
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, LLC
Street
120 Harold Cook Drive
City
Stuarts Draft
State
VA
ZIP
24477
On-site location
L54 Cartoner

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Loading cartons in a cartoner

What happened

Reported pain in wrist and shoulder while loading cartoner

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear of Multiple Body Parts Including Body Systems and Body Parts Right Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment

Summary line

Strain or Tear of Multiple Body Parts Including Body Systems and Body Parts Right Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Other tools instruments and equipment

Employee and industry

Job description
Plant Operative
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311351 — Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1747
Total hours worked
3231508
EIN
541671208
Establishment ID
1067941
Employer case #
FY23-00229

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:20:36:00

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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.