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FRITO-LAY, INC.

600 GARNER ROAD, MODESTO, CA, 95357
Operated by FRITO LAY INC · 1 of 136 establishments
311919Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 270659583

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OSHA inspections
28
over 30 years
Violations
15
$52,925 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

FRITO-LAY, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 28 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $52,925 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 628 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

Federal records were found in 4 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
28
0.9 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
15
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$52,925
$3,528 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
15 of 28
Inspection trigger · accident
13 of 28

39% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $52,925 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4070 A22$675Sep 2009Aug 2014
3999 B11$22,500Jun 2001Jun 2001
3314(C)11$18,000Apr 2024Apr 2024
3314 A11$8,100Jun 2001Jun 2001
4227(B)11$850Nov 2023Nov 2023
3314(L)(1)11$700Apr 2024Apr 2024
3273(A)11$600Jul 2017Jul 2017
3203 A07 B11$450Jun 2001Jun 2001
342 A11$300Nov 1999Nov 1999
3664 A0711$300Feb 1998Feb 1998
3664 A0911$300Feb 1998Feb 1998
3314 C11$150Aug 2005Aug 2005
3650(T)(3)11Apr 2016Apr 2016
3328 G11Nov 1995Nov 1995

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3119 within CA. Peer group: 628 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $3,368
Inspection frequency
100th
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
2.4
vs industry
+0.3
TRIR
3.6
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 694 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
3.6
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

Complaint
15
Accident
13

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FRITO-LAY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 3, 2017Speeding,Toe,Truck,Warehouse11
May 3, 2009CLEANING,DEGLOVED,BLADE,HAND1
Aug 22, 2008FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,LOCKOUT,LACERATION,AUGER,STRUCK BY1
Feb 27, 2005AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,CORN,HOPPER1
Dec 9, 2000FRACTURE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,PULLEY,CONVEYOR BELT,HAND1
May 23, 1999AMPUTATED,FINGER,ROTATING KNIFE,STRUCK AGAINST,AUGER,BLIND REACHING11
May 4, 1998AMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINIST,DOOR1
Aug 6, 1997FRACTURE,IND TRK OPERATOR,PINNED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PELVIS,MECH MAT HANDLING,LOST CONTROL,BACKING UP11

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
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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 · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 201413

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. 1 case · 3 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2012 – Jul 2014All Other Food ManufacturingFMLA31

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 CA — for FRITO LAY INC, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
2

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.). 7 cases · 5 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
31-CA-379950Unfair labor practiceJan 2026Feb 2026ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-372664Unfair labor practiceSep 2025OpenRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-362460Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-264072Representation electionAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
32-RC-210400Representation electionNov 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-157616Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-033219Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California

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
5
Quarters non-compliant
8
Formal actions
15
EPA penalties
$64,300

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 · $64,300 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FRITO-LAY INC
600 GARNER RD · MODESTO, CA, 95357
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 8
515$64,300Feb 2026View →
FRITO LAY INC
305 CODONI · MODESTO, CA, 95357
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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
2026-04-14Complaint0$0
2025-10-21Complaint0$0
2025-07-17Complaint0$0
2023-12-05Accident21$18,700
2023-07-13Complaint0$0
2023-06-05Accident1$850
2022-10-04Accident0$0
2022-08-15Complaint0$0
2017-06-05Accident0$0
2017-02-08Accident1$600
2016-06-09Complaint0$0
2016-06-02Complaint0$0
2016-01-20Complaint1$0
2014-06-27Accident1$375
2013-06-21Complaint0$0
2009-07-07Accident1$300
2008-08-28Accident0$0
2007-09-14Complaint0$0
2007-06-21Complaint0$0
2007-03-06Complaint0$0
2005-04-25Accident1$150
2001-04-11Complaint0$0
2001-03-27Accident32$31,050
1999-10-28Accident1$300
1998-10-06Accident0$0
1998-01-14Accident2$600
1996-10-22Complaint0$0
1995-11-01Complaint1$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 28 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $52,925 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 2.44 compared to an industry average of 2.1.