HERSHEY COMPANY REESE PLANT
925 REESE AVENUE, HERSHEY, PA 17033 · NAICS 311352 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
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Inspection records
Jul 8, 2021#345405369Jul 8, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345405369$13,6531 viol.1 violation$13,653 in penalties
Inspection #345405369
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 8, 2021
- Final Order
- Dec 20, 2021
- Closed
- Jan 19, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 760
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,728
- Penalties on Record
- $13,653
- Site Address
- 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee?s finger is amputated while cleaning and replacing
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $10,728 | $13,653 | Jan 3, 2022 | - | Dec 20, 2021 |
Nov 12, 2020#345023584Nov 12, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345023584$13,6531 viol.1 violation$13,653 in penalties
Inspection #345023584
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 12, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 20, 2021
- Final Order
- May 21, 2021
- Closed
- Sep 27, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not displayed
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,728
- Penalties on Record
- $13,653
- Site Address
- 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311352 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates finger when clearing jam in oven
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 5 | $10,728 | $13,653 | Aug 27, 2021 | - | May 21, 2021 |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 2020 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,612 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.