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OSHA Injury Report: The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at The Hershey Company - Lancaster Facility in 400 Running Pump Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler 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
conventional packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
26

Before the incident

repetitive motion- reaching and bending to pack [REDACTED] in boxes

What happened

employee was packing a bulk box of candy when they felt a sudden sharp pain in the lower back area

Injury or illness

sprain strain lower back

Object or substance involved

product- packing candy bags

Summary line

sprain strain to the lower back from packing product

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
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 #
FY23-01445

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:21:48:00

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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.