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FRITO-LAY, INC.

4236 SW KIRKLAWN AVE., TOPEKA, KS, 66609
Operated by FRITO LAY INC · 1 of 136 establishments
311919Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 270659583

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OSHA inspections
17
over 41 years
Violations
23
$48,612 in penalties
Penalties
$48,612
$2,114 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

FRITO-LAY, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $48,612 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months 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 (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 41 yrs
Violations
23
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$48,612
$2,114 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 17
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 17

47% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 20 citations in this view · $48,612 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$9,239Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$9,239Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$7,956Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1926.1101 G07 IV11$4,688Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11$3,803May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 II11$2,813Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 F0211$2,813Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 K09 I11$1,875Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 E0111$1,875Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 I11$1,875Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 K08 I11$936Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 J03 I11$750Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$750Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 I0111Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 J02 I11Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 G07 I11Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 H01 III11Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1926.1101 K07 I11Jul 2002Jul 2002

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within KS. Peer group: 59 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.1
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
1.6
vs industry
−1.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
2
Complaint
7
Referral
6

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 – Feb 2023 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
9
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
6
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Feb 28, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 17, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 12, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jul 13, 2020Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 24, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 2, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
May 1, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), except finger(s)Hospitalized
Mar 31, 2017Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetBrainHospitalized
Nov 27, 2016Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 5, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Cleaning,Degloving,Finger,Food processing,Foot,Pump1
Jan 2, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Cleaning,Finger11
May 1, 2017Caught In,Conveyor,Hand11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
5
Back wages owed
$571
Employees affected
5

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jun 2004 – Apr 2015331$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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 5 cases · 3 violations · $571 in backwages · 5 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2017 – Feb 2019Other Snack Food Manufacturing1
May 2015 – Jul 2015Other Snack Food Manufacturing1
Sep 2014 – Apr 2015Other Snack Food ManufacturingFMLA11
May 2004 – Aug 2004Snack Food ManufacturingFMLA11
Jun 2004Other Snack Food ManufacturingFMLA11$571

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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

Total cases
26
Unfair labor practice
26

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.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 26 cases · 26 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-392555Unfair labor practiceAug 2026OpenRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-382436Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-368054Unfair labor practiceJun 2025Mar 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-359698Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Feb 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-358125Unfair labor practiceJan 2025Mar 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-334300Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-279276Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-248634Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-244099Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-227477Unfair labor practiceSep 2018Apr 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-227318Unfair labor practiceSep 2018Apr 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-222520Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-218366Unfair labor practiceApr 2018Apr 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-215643Unfair labor practiceFeb 2018Apr 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-197870Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-154005Unfair labor practiceJun 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-108987Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Jul 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-096134Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Feb 2013ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024891Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024831Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024637Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024495Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024215Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024203Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024037Unfair labor practiceDec 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022704Unfair labor practiceApr 2004May 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 FRITO-LAY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FRITO LAY, INC.
4236 SOUTHWEST KIRKLAWN AVENUE · TOPEKA, KS, 66609
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified60Mar 2026View →
FRITO LAY INC
1303 SW 41ST · TOPEKA, KS, 66609
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 1993View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-10Complaint0$0
2024-01-18Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2022-10-20Referral0$0
2021-11-10Referral0$0
2021-08-09Complaint0$0
2021-05-13Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-01-02Referral1$7,956
2018-04-16Complaint0$0
2018-03-08Complaint1$9,239
2018-01-03Referral1$9,239
2017-05-04Referral0$0
2016-12-05Referral1$3,803
2006-01-11Planned3$1,500
2003-05-21Complaint0$0
2002-10-29Planned1$0
2002-03-21Complaint1211$16,875
1985-08-28Complaint3$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 136 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 136 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FRITO-LAY, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 136 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.

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Frequently asked

What is FRITO-LAY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
FRITO-LAY, INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $48,612 in total penalties.
How does FRITO-LAY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FRITO-LAY, INC. operates in the other snack food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. FRITO-LAY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.14 compared to an industry average of 2.1.