Establishment profile
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION
1401 WEST MAIN STREET, ROBINSON, IL, 62454
Operated by Hershey Company · 1 of 25 establishments
311351 — Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Summary
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $9,645 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $9,645 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,770 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Jun 2001 | Jun 2001 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3113 within IL. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Sep 2021 – Apr 2024
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Cleaning,Cooker,Finger,Fingertip,First Aid,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Knuckle,Lighting,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Traumatic Amputation | 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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | May 2008 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 – May 2008 | Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans | FMLA | 1 | 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 HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION. 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 HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CO 1401 W. MAIN ST. · ROBINSON, IL, 62454 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 3 | 2 | — | Feb 2025 | 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 HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,770 | |
| 2001-05-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION is one of 25 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hershey Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hershey Company across all 25 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FERRERO U.S.A., INC.FRANKLIN PARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERVALUE USA INC. DBA FERRERO U.S.A, INC.FRANKLIN PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- SILVESTRI SWEETS, INC.GENEVA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hershey Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE HERSHEY COMPANYLANCASTER, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Y & S CANDIES, INCORPORATEDLANCASTER, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE HERSHEY COMPANYHAZLETON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE OF VIRGINIA, INC.STUARTS DRAFT, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORP.OAKDALE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE HERSHEY COMPANYMEMPHIS, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- The Hershey CompanyLEBANON, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- The Hershey CompanyLANCASTER, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERSHEY'S ICE CREAM COMPANYRICHMOND, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE HERSHEY COMPANYPALMYRA, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Hershey Company locationsParent rollup
- Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao BeansAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Chocolate and Confectionery in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION 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 Hershey Company, which operates 25 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $9,645 in total penalties.
- How does HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION operates in the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.