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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 machine Operator 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
Line 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Walking to the line

What happened

Employee stepped on a slip sheet and fell

Injury or illness

Right shoulder dislocation

Object or substance involved

floor

Summary line

Dislocated right shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1298
Total hours worked
2561753
EIN
230691590
Establishment ID
804552
Employer case #
1363

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04JAN24:20:34:00

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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.