Establishment profile
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.
4801 SOUTH LAWNDALE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
311352 — Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
EIN 366117105
Summary
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $36,390 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
64% 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 · $35,880 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $3,735 | Jul 1995 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 3 | 2 | $300 | Dec 1975 | Jun 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $6,700 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,215 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,215 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,215 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1978 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3113 within IL. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 55 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 329 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) · Nov 2019 – May 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 13, 2025 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.. 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 WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.. 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: 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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE INC 4801 S. LAWNDALE AVE. · CHICAGO, IL, 60632 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | View → |
WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATE INC. 4849 S. ROCKWELL ST. · CHICAGO, IL, 60632 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-05-21 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,700 | |
| 2009-05-19 | Referral | 9 | 8 | $5,950 | |
| 2009-05-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-09-19 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $4,875 | |
| 2005-04-05 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-02-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $910 | |
| 1995-06-11 | Planned | 17 | 14 | $16,945 | |
| 1984-11-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-06-19 | Complaint | 13 | 4 | $950 | |
| 1975-12-11 | Planned | 7 | — | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LONG GROVE CONFECTIONERY CO.BUFFALO GROVE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TASTE OF NATURE, INC.MELROSE PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $36,390 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.