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OSHA Injury Report: West Hershey Plant

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at West Hershey Plant in 1033 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was electrical tech 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
Second floor paste processing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Replacing ballast in light fixture

What happened

lacerated right hand while changing light housing

Injury or illness

laceration

Object or substance involved

light housing

Summary line

laceration right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
electrical tech
SOC code
17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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 #
2057

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04JAN24:21:00:00

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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.