Establishment profile
FRITO LAY, INC
4236 SW KIRKLAND AVE, TOPEKA, KS, 66609
Operated by FRITO LAY INC · 1 of 137 establishments
424450 — Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 270659583
Summary
FRITO LAY, INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $9,239 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 43rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 68 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FRITO LAY, INC 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, 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
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 4244 within KS. Peer group: 68 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
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 1,047 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) · May 2017 – Jul 2020
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2020 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 24, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 1, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), except finger(s) | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | Caught In,Conveyor,Hand | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 · 3 violations · $571 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jun 2004 – Apr 2015 | 3 | 3 | 1 | $571 | — |
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; final payment may differ. 5 cases · $571 in backwages · 5 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2017 – Feb 2019 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | — | 1 |
| May 2015 – Jul 2015 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | — | 1 |
| Sep 2014 – Apr 2015 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | — | 1 |
| May 2004 – Aug 2004 | Snack Food Manufacturing | — | 1 |
| Jun 2004 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | $571 | 1 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FRITO LAY, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in KS — for FRITO LAY INC, not this location alone
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 FRITO LAY INC locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for FRITO LAY, 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FRITO LAY, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $9,239 | |
| 2017-05-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FRITO LAY, INC is one of 137 establishments rolled up under the parent organization FRITO LAY INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of FRITO LAY INC across all 137 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in confectionery merchant wholesalers within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRITO LAY, INC.KANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by FRITO LAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRITO LAY INCMODESTO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INCKIRKWOOD, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAYBELOIT, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INCVANCOUVER, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INCTopeka, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INCPONTIAC, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAYBAKERSFIELD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INCCincinnati, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- Frito Lay, Inc.Beltsville, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAYCONCORD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All FRITO LAY INC locationsParent rollup
- Confectionery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FRITO LAY, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup FRITO LAY INC, which operates 137 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.
Frequently asked
- What is FRITO LAY, INC's OSHA violation history?
- FRITO LAY, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $9,239 in total penalties.
- How does FRITO LAY, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FRITO LAY, INC operates in the confectionery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. FRITO LAY, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.14 compared to an industry average of 3.4.