Establishment profile
POLAR CORP.
40 WALCOTT ST., WORCESTER, MA, 01603
Operated by Polar Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
312111 — Soft Drink Manufacturing
EIN 043026575
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $7,373 | Jun 1999 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1987 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0008 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1974 | Jul 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1999 | Jul 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
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.
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.
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
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- 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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2022 | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Neck and back | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2017 | Amputation,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Maintenance | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
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
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2017 | 1 | 174 | 173 | $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 period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 | Soft Drink Manufacturing | FLSA | 174 | 173 | $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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLAR CORP 40 WALCOTT ST · WORCESTER, MA, 01603 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2017 | View → |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 | Referral | 7 | 7 | $25,350 | |
| 2011-08-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-03-24 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $635 | |
| 1999-03-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-01-05 | Planned | 18 | 12 | $3,000 | |
| 1987-08-13 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-10-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-04-13 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-12-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-10-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-06-11 | Accident | 1 | — | $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
Other employers in soft drink manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC.MIDDLEBORO — 3 federal enforcement records
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLANDNEEDHAM — 2 federal enforcement records
- CPF, INC.AYER — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLANDFALL RIVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. OF WORCESTER, INC.HOLDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLANDNORTHAMPTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF CAPE CODSANDWICH — 1 federal enforcement record
- CPF, INC.LITTLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS INCNEEDHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUNNY DELIGHT BEVERAGES CO.LITTLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Polar Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- POLAR CORP.AUBURN, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Polar Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Soft Drink ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Soft Drink Manufacturing in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →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.