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POLAR CORPORATION

22 HOPE AVENUE, WORCESTER, MA, 01610
Operated by Polar Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
312111Soft Drink Manufacturing
EIN 043026575

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OSHA inspections
1
over 21 years
Violations
1
$439 in penalties
Penalties
$439
$439 avg

Summary

POLAR CORPORATION has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 21 years of recorded history, with $439 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 26th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

POLAR CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$439
$439 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $439 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$439Dec 2004Dec 2004

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

26th

Below average violations in NAICS 3121 within MA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
28th
peer median: $3,613
Inspection frequency
0th
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
15.4
vs industry
+10.7
TRIR
19.0
vs industry
+13.3

Reported for 226 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
19.0
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
1

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) · May 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area

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 1, 2017Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway areaFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 POLAR CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLAR CORPORATION. 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 CORPORATION. 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$970K
Awards
24
Top agency
Department of Defense
$970K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-03-31
    $61,144
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-06-30
    $60,536
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-08-31
    $58,338
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $54,547
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-03-31
    $53,524
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-06-30
    $49,570
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $48,946
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-06-30
    $48,607
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $47,373
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2009-12-31
    $46,651
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2012-09-30
    $46,314
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $43,746
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-12-31
    $43,556
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2012-03-31
    $40,505
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2012-06-30
    $39,542
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE GENERAL LINE GROCERY
    contract · Last action 2007-11-30
    $36,300
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE-FOOD ITEMS FOR RESALE
    contract · Last action 2008-01-31
    $35,440
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-03-31
    $34,023
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2011-12-31
    $31,765
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE
    contract · Last action 2008-03-31
    $31,347
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-09-30
    $23,042
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-05-31
    $19,103
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE
    contract · Last action 2008-05-31
    $15,781
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - BEVERAGES
    contract · Last action 2008-03-25
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 312111 - SOFT DRINK MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2012-09-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2004-12-08Complaint11$439

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

POLAR CORPORATION 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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Polar Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • POLAR CORP.WORCESTER, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • POLAR CORP.AUBURN, MA — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLAR CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
POLAR CORPORATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $438.5 in total penalties.
How does POLAR CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
POLAR CORPORATION operates in the soft drink manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.7. POLAR CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 15.4 compared to an industry average of 4.7.