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POLAR CORP.

40 WALCOTT ST., WORCESTER, MA, 01603
Operated by Polar Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
312111Soft Drink Manufacturing
EIN 043026575

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OSHA inspections
11
over 52 years
Violations
31
$29,185 in penalties
Penalties
$29,185
$941 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 · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

POLAR CORP. has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $29,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

POLAR CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
31
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$29,185
$941 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 11
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 11

55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $29,185 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$7,373Jun 1999Oct 2017
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22Aug 1987Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$6,338Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$6,338Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$6,338Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211$1,000Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I11$400Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$300Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211$300Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III11$200Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11$200Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$200Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1904.000811$200Jul 1974Jul 1974
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV11Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D11Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0211Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV11Jul 1999Jul 1999
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Jul 1999Jul 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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3121 within MA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $3,613
Inspection frequency
93rd
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
7.8
vs industry
+3.2
TRIR
8.1
vs industry
+2.4

Reported for 415 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
5.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.1
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
8
Accident
1
Referral
2

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) · Sep 2017 – May 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
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
May 23, 2022Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feetNeck and backHospitalized
Sep 7, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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
Sep 7, 2017Amputation,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Maintenance1

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$156,528
Employees affected
173

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 · 174 violations · $156,528 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 20171174173$156,528

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 · 174 violations · $156,528 in backwages · 173 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2016 – Dec 2017Soft Drink ManufacturingFLSA174173$156,528

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 POLAR CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POLAR CORP.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 POLAR CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLAR CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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
POLAR CORP
40 WALCOTT ST · WORCESTER, MA, 01603
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2017View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for POLAR CORP.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-09-15Referral77$25,350
2011-08-01Planned0$0
1999-03-24Planned11$635
1999-03-23Planned0$0
1999-01-05Planned1812$3,000
1987-08-13Planned2$0
1984-10-18Planned0$0
1984-04-13Referral2$0
1981-12-23Planned0$0
1979-10-19Planned0$0
1974-06-11Accident1$200

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

POLAR CORP. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Polar Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Polar Corporation across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLAR CORP. 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 Polar Corporation, which operates 5 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 POLAR CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
POLAR CORP. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $29,185 in total penalties.
How does POLAR CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
POLAR CORP. operates in the soft drink manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.7. POLAR CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.85 compared to an industry average of 4.7.