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OSHA Injury Report: The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility in 400 Running Pump Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was warehouse Person in confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility
Parent company
The Hershey Company
Street
400 Running Pump Rd
City
Lancaster
State
PA
ZIP
17603
On-site location
continuous packaging- palletizing robot

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was unjamming a stuck pallet at the palletizer

What happened

Employee was using a tool to unjam a stuck pallet they lost their footing and fell backwards hitting their head against a wall. The headband of the bumpcap caused a laceration to the back of the head.

Injury or illness

cut to back of head

Object or substance involved

metal rod to unjam pallets

Summary line

cut to back of head by contacting wall

Employee and industry

Job description
Warehouse Person
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311340 — Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
617
Total hours worked
1159547
Establishment ID
869050
Employer case #
FY23-01164

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
22:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:21:35:00

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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.