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TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC

7401 S. CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60629
Operated by TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 11 establishments
311340Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
EIN 760809515

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OSHA inspections
22
over 44 years
Violations
24
$127,632 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 6 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $127,632 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
22
0.5 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
24
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$127,632
$5,318 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 22
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 22

32% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 24 citations in this view · $127,632 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$4,625Sep 1987Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$112,040Oct 2014Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$3,750Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$2,550Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$1,125Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$1,063Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111$1,063Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$787Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 A0111$210Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$210Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$210Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 V11Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1904.0005 C11Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11Sep 1987Sep 1987

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3113 within IL. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $8,398
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
1.7
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
5.0
vs industry
+2.3

Reported for 615 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
4
Complaint
7
Referral
8
Follow-up
1

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) · Aug 2020 – Jul 2025

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 17, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingUpper arm(s)Hospitalized
Feb 23, 2022Fall on same level due to slippingPelvisHospitalized
May 6, 2021Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 19, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 31, 2020Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 19, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Automatic Machine,Finger,Fingertip,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Partial Amputation1
May 28, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 20, 2020Infectious Disease11
May 8, 2020Infectious Disease11
Apr 24, 2020Infectious Disease11
Apr 23, 2020Infectious Disease11
Apr 17, 2020Infectious Disease11
Apr 9, 2020Infectious Disease11
Apr 8, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,438
Employees affected
1

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 · $1,438 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 2009111$1,438

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 · $1,438 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2009 – Jul 2009Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased ChocolateFMLA11$1,438

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 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC, not this location alone

Total cases
28
Unfair labor practice
28

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 28 cases · 28 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-387564Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-373983Unfair labor practiceSep 2025OpenRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-370545Unfair labor practiceAug 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-284241Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Dec 2021ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-282583Unfair labor practiceSep 2021Sep 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-211351Unfair labor practiceDec 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-208942Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-179702Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Sep 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-161264Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-157840Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-078099Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-078093Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046739Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046727Unfair labor practiceMay 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046479Unfair labor practiceDec 2010Aug 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046464Unfair labor practiceDec 2010Nov 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046450Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Jul 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046381Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046232Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Feb 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045892Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045687Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045541Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045535Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Jul 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045446Unfair labor practiceJul 2009May 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045445Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Apr 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045226Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040019Unfair labor practiceFeb 2002Sep 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-039951Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Mar 2002ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES LLC
7401 S CICERO AVE · CHICAGO, IL, 60629
AirRCRANo Violation Identified10Feb 2022View →

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 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-04-22Complaint0$0
2025-01-08Referral0$0
2021-04-27Referral1$110,000
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-06-09Referral0$0
2020-05-28Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-05-28Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2014-09-19Planned22$4,080
2012-08-10Planned31$3,050
2010-01-19Complaint31$6,750
2009-08-13Complaint0$0
2004-01-28Complaint0$0
2002-05-29Complaint42$2,125
2000-07-18Complaint0$0
2000-07-18Complaint1$787
1987-10-21Follow-up0$0
1987-08-25Planned105$840
1982-03-16Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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Part of a larger organization

TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC 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 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 11 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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Frequently asked

What is TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $127,632 in total penalties.
How does TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC operates in the nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.67 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
Has TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, LLC.