Establishment profile
FERRARA CANDY COMPANY
7301 HARRISON ST., FOREST PARK, IL, 60130
Operated by Ferrara Candy Company · 1 of 7 establishments
311340 — Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
EIN 363331581
Summary
FERRARA CANDY COMPANY has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $108,140 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FERRARA CANDY COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $108,140 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $36,600 | Oct 2014 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II | 2 | 2 | $36,600 | Oct 2014 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $5,060 | Aug 1982 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 B03 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3113 within IL. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 300 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2015 – May 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Cleaning,Finger | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2011 – Feb 2013 | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FERRARA CANDY COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FERRARA CANDY COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for FERRARA CANDY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FERRARA CANDY COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FERRARA CANDY CO 7301 W HARRISON ST · FOREST PARK, IL, 60130 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2010 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FERRARA CANDY COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-05-25 | Referral | 9 | 5 | $82,000 | |
| 2016-11-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-11 | Referral | 1 | — | $3,500 | |
| 2014-06-03 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $22,400 | |
| 1982-07-09 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $240 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FERRARA CANDY COMPANY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ferrara Candy Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ferrara Candy Company across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FERRARA CANDY COMPANYBELLWOOD — 3 federal enforcement records
- DOUMAK, INC.BENSENVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLCCHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TOOTSIE ROLL COMPANYCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOUMAK INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURSELK GROVE VILLAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PEERLESS CONFECTION COMPANYCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOOTSIE ROLL MFG., LLCCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CADBURY ADAMS LLCROCKFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- KELLOGG'SCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ferrara Candy Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FERRARA CANDY COMPANYBELLWOOD, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- FERRARA CANDY COMPANYCRESTON, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Ferrara Candy Company locationsParent rollup
- Nonchocolate Confectionery ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FERRARA CANDY COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Ferrara Candy Company, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FERRARA CANDY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- FERRARA CANDY COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $108,140 in total penalties.
- How does FERRARA CANDY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- FERRARA CANDY COMPANY operates in the nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. FERRARA CANDY COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.91 compared to an industry average of 1.7.