THE HERSHEY COMPANY
HERSHEY COMPANY TECHNICAL CENTER 1025 REESE AVENUE, HERSHEY, PA 17033 · NAICS 311352 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
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Inspection records
Jun 16, 2025#348311895Jun 16, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348311895$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348311895
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 16, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 16, 2025
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Feb 28, 2025#348072745Feb 28, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348072745$18,0003 viol.3 violations$18,000 in penalties
Inspection #348072745
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2025
- Final Order
- Sep 3, 2025
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $29,555
- Penalties on Record
- $18,000
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 C09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | $18,000 | Aug 26, 2025 | - | Sep 3, 2025 |
| 01001B | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A02 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 26, 2025 | - | Sep 3, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $13,005 | $0 | Aug 26, 2025 | - | Sep 3, 2025 |
Feb 11, 2025#348034836Feb 11, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348034836$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348034836
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2025
- Closed
- May 1, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 15, 2024#347883621Nov 15, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347883621$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #347883621
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Final Order
- Mar 12, 2025
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,632
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 925 Reese Avenue The Reese Campus, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311352 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Other | 3 | 4 | $6,632 | $5,000 | Mar 7, 2025 | - | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q05 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 7, 2025 | - | Mar 12, 2025 |
Dec 21, 2022#346404361Dec 21, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346404361$24,5546 viol.6 violations$24,554 in penalties
Inspection #346404361
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 2023
- Final Order
- Jun 22, 2023
- Closed
- Jul 22, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,554
- Penalties on Record
- $24,554
- Site Address
- 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311352 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,366 | $7,366 | Jun 22, 2023 | - | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B13 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| 01002A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $9,822 | $9,822 | Jul 14, 2023 | - | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 01002B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jul 14, 2023 | - | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $7,366 | $7,366 | Jun 22, 2023 | - | Jun 22, 2023 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 30, 2022#346181738Aug 30, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346181738$10,0001 viol.1 violation$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #346181738
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2022
- Final Order
- Mar 15, 2023
- Closed
- May 9, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,625
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | $10,000 | Mar 13, 2023 | - | Mar 15, 2023 |
Aug 10, 2022#346138860Aug 10, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346138860$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #346138860
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 11, 2022
- Final Order
- Mar 6, 2023
- Closed
- Apr 5, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 2023 | - | Mar 6, 2023 |
Oct 27, 2021#345602759Oct 27, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345602759$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #345602759
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 27, 2021
- Final Order
- May 24, 2022
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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 suffers finger amputation while performing maintena
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 23, 2022 | - | May 24, 2022 |
Apr 1, 2021#345259055Apr 1, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#345259055$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345259055
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 2021
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1033 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311351 Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 30, 2020#344862867Jul 30, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344862867$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344862867
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 2020
- Closed
- Aug 25, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1025 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
- Industry
- 311330
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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 suffers partial finger amputation in mixing machine
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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.
11 inspections, 2015 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,612 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.