TCHO VENTURES, INC.
3100 SAN PABLO AVE. SUITE 170, BERKELEY, CA 94702 · NAICS 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
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Inspection records
Feb 13, 2024#347276008Feb 13, 2024Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#347276008$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #347276008
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 13, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 8, 2024
- Final Order
- Apr 26, 2024
- Closed
- May 2, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $810
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3100 San Pablo Ave. Suite 170, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3336(B) Loading Dock Operations | Other | 1 | 1 | $810 | $0 | - | Apr 26, 2024 |
Oct 2, 2023#347013963Oct 2, 2023Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#347013963$6,0503 viol.3 violations$6,050 in penalties
Inspection #347013963
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 2023
- Final Order
- Jan 19, 2024
- Closed
- Mar 18, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,050
- Penalties on Record
- $6,050
- Site Address
- 3100 San Pablo Ave, Suite # 170, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3314(G)(2)(A) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Other | 1 | 1 | $550 | $550 | - | Jan 19, 2024 | |
| 01002 | 3276(E)(9) Portable Ladders | Other | 1 | 1 | $550 | $550 | - | Jan 19, 2024 | |
| 02001 | 4002(A) Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,950 | $4,950 | - | Jan 19, 2024 |
Aug 28, 2019#344269162Aug 28, 2019Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#344269162$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344269162
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 2019
- Closed
- Sep 3, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3100 San Pablo Ave Suite 170, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 24, 2017#342733573Oct 24, 2017Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#342733573$24,3503 viol.3 violations$24,350 in penalties
Inspection #342733573
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 2018
- Contested
- Mar 28, 2018
- Final Order
- Jun 18, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 26, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 48
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $33,800
- Penalties on Record
- $24,350
- Site Address
- 3100 San Pablo Ave. Suite 170, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee reaches into blender and partially amputates finger
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342(A) Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries | Other | 1 | 48 | $5,000 | $2,750 | Mar 28, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| 02001 | 3203(A)(7) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Serious | 3 | 3 | $14,400 | $7,200 | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 28, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 03001 | 3314(C) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Serious | 2 | 3 | $14,400 | $14,400 | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 28, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
Oct 12, 2017#342699709Oct 12, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#342699709$5,4558 viol.8 violations$5,455 in penalties
Inspection #342699709
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 12, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 2018
- Contested
- Mar 7, 2018
- Final Order
- Jun 18, 2019
- Closed
- Sep 3, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $27,555
- Penalties on Record
- $5,455
- Site Address
- 3100 San Pablo Ave. Suite 170, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(B)(1) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 35 | $175 | $0 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 01004 | 2340.2 Examination, Installation, and Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400002 B | Other | 4 | 25 | $350 | $275 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 01005 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $525 | $410 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 01011 | 3314(G) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Other | 1 | 3 | $390 | $0 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 01012 | 4185 Foot-Operated Devices | Other | 1 | 3 | $390 | $305 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 01014 | 5194(E)(1) Hazard Communication | Other | 1 | 35 | $525 | $205 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 02001 | 4050(A) Shafting, Collars, Clutches, and Couplings | Serious | 4 | 5 | $14,400 | $550 | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 03001 | 4075(A) Gears and Sprockets | Serious | 1 | 6 | $10,800 | $3,710 | Feb 8, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Jun 18, 2019 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.