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OSHA Injury Report: Hess Bros Fruit Co

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hess Bros Fruit Co in 1275 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer in fruits, fresh, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hess Bros Fruit Co
Parent company
Hess Bros Fruit Co
Street
1275 Manheim Pike
City
Lancaster
State
PA
ZIP
17601
On-site location
Sorting area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
58

Before the incident

placing apples on sorting conveyor

What happened

while placing apples on conveyor belt felt sharp pain in right shoulder

Injury or illness

right shoulder rotator cuff strain

Object or substance involved

extension of arm to place apples on sorting conveyor

Summary line

Shoulder injury while putting apples on sorting conveyor

Employee and industry

Job description
Packer
SOC code
53-7064 — Packers and Packagers, Hand
NAICS code
424480 — Fruits, fresh, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
90
Total hours worked
176751
EIN
231704314
Establishment ID
663127
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:16:03:00

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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.