# Electrocutions, electric shocks at The Hershey Company Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181010864` · 10/22/2018 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hershey Company Inc
- **Location:** Reese Plant, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting equipment. The employee's hand was on the grounding of the equipment's static bar when static electricity discharged through the box and shocked the employee.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*