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MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.

803 8TH STREET S.W., ALTOONA, IA, 50009
Operated by Marzetti Frozen Pasta · 1 of 2 establishments
311412Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
EIN 420883994

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OSHA inspections
5
over 16 years
Violations
33
$27,438 in penalties
Penalties
$27,438
$831 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $27,438 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
33
2.1 / yr
Penalties
$27,438
$831 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 25 citations in this view · $27,438 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$5,000Feb 2015Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$3,500Mar 2011Jun 2017
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0122$1,325Feb 2010Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I22Feb 2015Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322Mar 2011Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$2,500Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$2,500Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,500Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$2,000Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,000Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$1,063Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 8800.0411$1,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$1,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$1,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.1026 D0111$1,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0111$50Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II11Feb 2015Feb 2015

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within IA. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $6,682
Inspection frequency
71st
peer median: 2

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
1.3
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 85 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.3
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
2
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 MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, 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
May 17, 2013ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,CYLINDER,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,LOCKOUT,PUMP,HAND1

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
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for Marzetti Frozen Pasta, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
7
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 Marzetti Frozen Pasta 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.). 9 cases · 7 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-167887Unfair labor practiceJan 2016Feb 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-156842Representation electionJul 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-126556Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019651Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019380Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019379Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019369Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019315Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017691Representation electionMar 2010Mar 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
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
MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA
803 8TH ST SW · ALTOONA, IA, 50009
AirNo Violation Identified10Apr 2022View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
55752
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-04-24Complaint87$11,488
2015-01-21Complaint128$5,050
2013-06-03Referral11$0
2011-01-20Planned92$6,000
2009-12-30Planned3$4,900

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Marzetti Frozen Pasta.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Marzetti Frozen Pasta across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in frozen specialty food manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MARZETTI FROZEN 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Marzetti Frozen Pasta, which operates 2 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 MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $27,437.5 in total penalties.
How does MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC. operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. MARZETTI FROZEN PASTA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.27 compared to an industry average of 1.9.