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OSHA Injury Report: Demets Candy Co

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Demets Candy Co in 1 Turtle Circle, Horseheads, NY 14845 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packing Generalist in chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Demets Candy Co
Parent company
pladis global
Street
1 Turtle Circle
City
Horseheads
State
NY
ZIP
14845
On-site location
Packing Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Filling boxes of re-work

What happened

Was filling pallets with boxes of re-work boxes were over filled causing more weight

Injury or illness

Right shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

Heavy boxes

Summary line

EE was over filling boxes of re-work and began to feel pain in his right shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Packing Generalist
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311351 — Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
464
Total hours worked
592978
EIN
812963870
Establishment ID
929057
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:15:08:00

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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.