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WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. is a confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 7 OSHA inspections with 10 violations and $12,650 in penalties. 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 2, 2026.

WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.

4801 SOUTH LAWNDALE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632

311352 Top companies in Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate

EIN: 366117105

329 employees

Federal Enforcement
7
OSHA inspections
10 violations
$12,650 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.9
Industry Avg DART
2.1
Self-Reported DART
1.2
Self-Reported TRIR
2.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
7
OSHA Violations
10
Total Penalties
$12,650
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
21 years
Last Activity
50 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Severity Mix
90% serious$1,265 avg per violation$1,807 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAEPA$12,650 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-0.8
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.9
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Referral
4
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 29% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 57 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
59%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
89%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
0
Quarters Non-Compliant
1
Formal Actions
1
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate industry in IL, WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 57 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 59th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 89th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.21, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $12,650 in total penalties.
How does WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. operates in the confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.21 compared to an industry average of 2.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.