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OSHA Injury Report: Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc in 400 Stoney creek Rd, Hazleton, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was melter in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc
Street
400 Stoney creek Rd
City
Hazleton
State
PA
ZIP
18202
On-site location
Melting Dept

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
95

Before the incident

Pushing a block of butter into the melting.

What happened

Hands slipped off the block of butter and employee lurched forward.

Injury or illness

strain and bruising to the right shoulder.

Object or substance involved

Block of butter.

Summary line

Strain sprain in right shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Melter
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
255194
Establishment ID
1129390
Employer case #
10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:20:04:00

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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.