Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1500135.015 - The Hershey Company

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1500135.015

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 10/19/2020

Site Address:
The Hershey Company
690 Old San Antonio Road
Buda, TX 78610

Mailing Address:
19 E. Chocolate Avenue Drive, Hershey, PA 17033

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311351

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/04/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1674680	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040039 A02	11/05/2020	11/18/2020	$600	$1,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130767.015

Event: 10/09/2020

Employee experiences bowel perforation while stocking shelve

At 2:00 p.m. on October 9, 2020, an employee was working for a national firm that made chocolate candy and confections. He was a stock and inventory clerk. He was making a delivery to an outlet of a nationwide chain of big box retail stores. He was stocking shelves with chocolate products. He was lifting boxes that weighed 20 to 30 pounds (9.1 to 13.6 kg) each. The employee would twist while reaching down to grab more boxes. Ashe was lifting a box, the employee suffered abdominal strain, resulting in a bowel perforation. He was hospitalized fortwo or more days. The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization within twenty-four hours to the local OSHA area office.

Keywords: Abdomen, Boxes, Grocery Store, Internal Injuries, Lifting, Manual Mat Handling, Reporting, Retail, Retail Store, Stocking, Strain

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500135.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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