Establishment profile
CARLA'S PASTA, INC.
50 TALBOT LANE, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT, 06074
311412 — Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
EIN 060991270
Summary
CARLA'S PASTA, INC. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $100,402 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARLA'S PASTA, 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
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 21 citations in this view · $100,402 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $223 | Aug 2004 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $24,575 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $12,288 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $12,288 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $8,778 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $4,800 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 III | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $3,800 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $3,200 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $2,900 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Aug 2004 | Aug 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $625 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Aug 2004 | Aug 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Aug 2004 | Aug 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Aug 2004 | Aug 2004 |
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 3114 within CT. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 160 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 2016 – Mar 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2021 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CARLA'S PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARLA'S PASTA, 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 CARLA'S PASTA, 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 CARLA'S PASTA, 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). 1 facility · $19,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARLA'S PASTA, INC. 50 TALBOT LN · SOUTH WINDSOR, CT, 06074 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 6 | 3 | 1 | $19,000 | Sep 2024 | 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 CARLA'S PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | Referral | 6 | 3 | $57,929 | |
| 2016-12-06 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2016-11-30 | Referral | 22 | 14 | $35,000 | |
| 2009-03-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $625 | |
| 2004-08-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-08-10 | Planned | 10 | 6 | $2,348 | |
| 2004-05-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- SAUGATUCK KITCHENS, LLCSTRATFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- RAGOZZINO FOOD, INC.MERIDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- RAGOZZINO FOODS, INC.MERIDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- FROZEN SPECIALTIES INCWEST HAVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARLA'S PASTA, 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 CARLA'S PASTA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARLA'S PASTA, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $100,402 in total penalties.
- How does CARLA'S PASTA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARLA'S PASTA, INC. operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. CARLA'S PASTA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.33 compared to an industry average of 1.9.