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FRITO-LAY, INC.

9535 ARCHIBALD AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 91730
Operated by FRITO LAY INC · 1 of 136 establishments
311919Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 270659583

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OSHA inspections
22
over 37 years
Violations
37
$30,785 in penalties
Penalties
$30,785
$832 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
9 hospitalizations

Summary

FRITO-LAY, INC. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $30,785 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th 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 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FRITO-LAY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
22
0.6 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
37
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$30,785
$832 avg / violation
27% serious73% other
Inspection trigger · accident
17 of 22
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 22

64% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $27,865 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4002 A33$12,335Dec 1998Nov 2001
3314 A22$600Oct 1991Jun 1998
29 CFR 2320.0002 A0311$5,000Oct 1994Oct 1994
4187 A11$1,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
4353 B11$1,125May 1999May 1999
3578 G11$750May 1999May 1999
3212 E0211$750May 1999May 1999
5162 C11$750May 1999May 1999
400111$750Dec 1998Dec 1998
3999 B11$750Dec 1998Dec 1998
1529 K02 B11$450Jun 2005Jun 2005
3203(A)11$420Aug 2022Aug 2022
4000 A11$400Nov 2001Nov 2001
3942 A11$375Jul 2008Jul 2008
3203 B0211$375Dec 1998Dec 1998
29 CFR 2500.0010 A11$335May 1999May 1999
4186 B11$300Mar 2011Mar 2011
3650 T0911$300Dec 2009Dec 2009
3314 F11$300Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 2340.002311$300May 1999May 1999

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within CA. Peer group: 628 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
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
2
Accident
17
Referral
1

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
Oct 5, 2010AMPUTATED,FINGER,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN1
Jul 30, 2009FRACTURE,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FOOT11
Jun 30, 2009FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,REPAIR,MECHANIC,CAUGHT BETWEEN,STRUCK BY,FOOT11
Feb 27, 2008AMPUTATED,FINGER,AUGER,FALL,LOST BALANCE11
Jul 16, 2003JAMMED,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,LACERATION,CONVEYOR,HAND11
Mar 8, 2003SEVERED,MAINTENANCE,FINGER,BELT CONVEYOR,CAUGHT BY1
Jul 17, 2001AMPUTATED,FINGER,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR1
Jun 6, 2001SHEET METAL,CORN,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,TANK,LEG11
Jan 15, 1999AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,THUMB,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT11
Apr 14, 1994BURN,E GI II,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,INSULATED TOOL,SWITCHBOARD,BUSBAR,ELECTRICAL WORK,ELECTRICAL FAULT11
Mar 7, 1994AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CORN,CLOGGED,PUMP,INATTENTION11
Jul 10, 1991MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,FINGER,WORK RULES,CORN,LOCKOUT,AUGER11

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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 FRITO-LAY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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
4
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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FRITO-LAY, INC.
9535 ARCHIBALD AVE · RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 91730
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified40Mar 2024View →

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
2022-02-15Complaint1$420
2010-10-14Accident1$300
2009-08-12Accident1$300
2009-07-06Accident1$300
2008-03-06Accident1$375
2005-05-23Unprogrammed Related1$450
2003-08-05Accident0$0
2003-03-17Accident0$0
2001-09-18Accident0$0
2001-07-30Accident2$7,400
2001-02-27Accident0$0
1999-08-03Accident1$260
1999-01-15Accident102$3,670
1999-01-15Unprogrammed Related72$2,585
1998-07-17Accident64$7,325
1998-07-17Accident0$0
1998-03-04Accident31$2,400
1994-04-27Accident11$5,000
1994-03-08Accident0$0
1993-12-29Complaint0$0
1991-07-31Accident1$0
1988-11-29Referral0$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.

Other employers in this industry and state

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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 22 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $30,785 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.