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OSHA Injury Report: Hersheys Salty Snacks

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hersheys Salty Snacks in 123 Harvest Road, Bluffton, IN 46714 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was extruded Operator in pretzels (except soft) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hersheys Salty Snacks
Parent company
Pretzels Inc, (Hershey Salty Snacks)
Street
123 Harvest Road
City
Bluffton
State
IN
ZIP
46714
On-site location
Extruded Processing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Removing an extruder screw

What happened

During the removal of an extruded screw on line 8 the team members left finger was pinched between the removal tool and the extruder backing plate causing a laceration to the left index finger.

Injury or illness

Fracture of Finger(s) Left Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Non-Powered Hand Tool

Summary line

Fracture of Finger(s) Left Side Tools Non-Powered

Employee and industry

Job description
Extruded Operator
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
311919 — Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
350
Total hours worked
616754
EIN
471254894
Establishment ID
1080129
Employer case #
FY23-02380

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:12:21:00

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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.