THE HERSHEY COMPANY is a chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans employer in HERSHEY, PA. Federal records show 11 OSHA inspections with 14 violations and $57,554 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
1033 OLD WEST CHOCOLATE AVENUE, HERSHEY, PA, 17033
Parent: Metz Culinary Management LLC (38 locations)
311351 — Top companies in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
EIN: 232766461
10 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
THE HERSHEY COMPANY is one of 38 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Metz Culinary Management LLC.
Federal enforcement records on THE HERSHEY COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Metz Culinary Management LLC across all 38 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- Metz Culinary Management — DALLAS, PA — 2 federal records
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- MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER — MEADVILLE, PA — 2 federal records
- ELLIOTT COMPANY — JEANNETTE, PA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans within PA
- R. M. PALMER COMPANY — WYOMISSING — 1 federal record
- GERTRUDE HAWK CHOCOLATES, INC. — DUNMORE — 1 federal record
- MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC — ELIZABETHTOWN — 1 federal record
- BARCHEMY LLC — DONORA — 1 federal record
- MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY US, LLC — ELIZABETHTOWN — 1 federal record
- R.M. PALMER COMPANY, LLC — WYOMISSING — 1 federal record
- HERSHEY COMPANY REESE PLANT — HERSHEY — 1 federal record
- BAZOOKA COMPANY LLC — MOOSIC — 1 federal record
- BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC — EDDYSTONE — 1 federal record
- R. M. PALMER COMPANY — WEST READING — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans industry in PA, THE HERSHEY COMPANY ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 71 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1.
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- What is THE HERSHEY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- THE HERSHEY COMPANY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $57,554 in total penalties.
- How does THE HERSHEY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE HERSHEY COMPANY operates in the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE HERSHEY COMPANY of HERSHEY, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. THE HERSHEY COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup Metz Culinary Management LLC, which operates 38 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for THE HERSHEY COMPANY include 1 hospitalization.
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