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Frito-Lay, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspections and Citations

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Frito-Lay, Inc.: 57 inspections, 39 citations and $112,230 in penalties, latest opened Jun 9, 2026.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

Frito-Lay, Inc. safety record at a glance

Frito-Lay, Inc. has been the subject of 57 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 26, 2000 and Jun 9, 2026. 33 of them were accident inspections. 26 of them produced citations, 39 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $160,920 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $112,230. The largest single penalty, $31,050, came from an inspection opened Mar 27, 2001 in Modesto. That places the employer at #343 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.

Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Manufacturing. Worksites in Glendale, Bakersfield, Modesto, La Mirada, Rancho Cucamonga, Alameda, Novato, West Sacramento.

Every inspection, newest first

Click a date for the citations in that inspection.

OpenedCityWhyResultProposedPenaltyClosed
Jun 9, 2026GlendaleAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
Apr 16, 2026BakersfieldComplaintno citations00Oct 8, 2026
Apr 14, 2026ModestoComplaintno citations00Jul 2, 2026
Mar 19, 2026BakersfieldAccident2 citations 1 serious$23,060$11,810open
Oct 21, 2025ModestoComplaintno citations00Apr 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2025ModestoComplaintno citations00Oct 24, 2025
Jul 2, 2024La MiradaComplaintno citations00Oct 30, 2024
Dec 5, 2023ModestoAccident2 citations 1 serious$22,725$18,700Oct 13, 2025
Jul 13, 2023ModestoComplaintno citations00Sep 7, 2023
Jun 5, 2023ModestoAccident1 citation$850$850Nov 20, 2023
Oct 4, 2022ModestoAccidentno citations00Mar 16, 2023
Aug 15, 2022ModestoComplaintno citations00Dec 19, 2022
Mar 15, 2022BakersfieldAccident3 citations 1 serious$7,600$6,010Sep 26, 2022
Feb 15, 2022Rancho CucamongaComplaintno citations00Jan 23, 2024
Apr 14, 2020BakersfieldAccidentno citations00Sep 21, 2020
Jun 5, 2017ModestoAccidentno citations00Jun 27, 2017
Mar 28, 2017BakersfieldAccident2 citations 1 serious$36,000$28,000Nov 13, 2017
Feb 8, 2017ModestoAccident1 citation$600$600Aug 21, 2017
Jan 20, 2017BakersfieldAccident1 citation$750$750Mar 22, 2018
Jun 9, 2016ModestoComplaintno citations00Jun 10, 2016
Jun 2, 2016ModestoComplaintno citations00Jun 2, 2016
Jan 20, 2016ModestoComplaint1 citation$3750May 25, 2016
Oct 17, 2014BakersfieldAccident1 citation$465$465Feb 5, 2018
Jun 27, 2014ModestoAccident1 citation$375$375Aug 19, 2014
Jun 21, 2013ModestoComplaintno citations00Dec 19, 2013
Dec 2, 2010ModestoComplaintno citations00Dec 2, 2010
Nov 29, 2010ModestoAccident1 citation$7500Oct 12, 2011
Oct 14, 2010Rancho CucamongaAccident1 citation$300$300Jul 8, 2011
Jun 9, 2010BakersfieldAccident1 citation$1,125$1,125Sep 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2009AlamedaComplaint3 citations$8,060$1,310Jul 18, 2011
Aug 12, 2009Rancho CucamongaAccident1 citation$300$300Feb 11, 2011
Jul 7, 2009ModestoAccident1 citation$300$300Oct 20, 2010
Jul 6, 2009Rancho CucamongaAccident1 citation$300$300Feb 11, 2011
May 18, 2009NovatoAccident1 citation$560$560Dec 2, 2011
Aug 28, 2008ModestoAccidentno citations00Nov 4, 2008
Mar 6, 2008Rancho CucamongaAccident1 citation$375$375Oct 1, 2008
Mar 4, 2008West SacramentoComplaintno citations00Mar 21, 2008
Jan 30, 2008AlamedaComplaintno citations00Mar 11, 2008
Nov 7, 2007West SacramentoAccidentno citations00Feb 20, 2008
Oct 23, 2007BakersfieldAccident1 citation00Feb 12, 2008
Sep 14, 2007ModestoComplaintno citations00Sep 17, 2007
Jun 21, 2007ModestoComplaintno citations00Jul 18, 2007
Mar 6, 2007ModestoComplaintno citations00Apr 2, 2007
May 23, 2005Rancho CucamongaUnprogrammed related1 citation$450$450Oct 9, 2006
Apr 25, 2005ModestoAccident1 citation$2,700$150Apr 16, 2007
Apr 25, 2005San RafaelComplaintno citations00May 11, 2005
Jan 30, 2004BakersfieldAccidentno citations00Aug 6, 2004
Aug 5, 2003Rancho CucamongaAccidentno citations00May 24, 2004
Mar 17, 2003Rancho CucamongaAccidentno citations00Jul 11, 2003
Aug 9, 2002San LorenzoComplaint2 citations$450$450Jun 21, 2006
Dec 5, 2001BakersfieldAccidentno citations00Apr 22, 2002
Sep 18, 2001Rancho CucamongaAccidentno citations00Apr 22, 2002
Jul 30, 2001Rancho CucamongaAccident2 citations$18,400$7,400May 31, 2004
Apr 11, 2001ModestoComplaintno citations00Aug 30, 2001
Mar 27, 2001ModestoAccident3 citations 2 serious$31,050$31,050Jan 14, 2004
Feb 27, 2001Rancho CucamongaAccidentno citations00Mar 14, 2001
Apr 26, 2000BakersfieldComplaint3 citations$3,000$600Nov 10, 2006

Also recorded as: Frito Lay; Frito Lay, Inc; Frito Lay, Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc; Frito-Lay; Frito-Lay Inc.; Frito Lay Inc.

The rules this employer was cited under

Accidents investigated

Apr 8, 2020, Bakersfield. Employee's finger is amputated by mixing equipment 1 hospitalized Inspection
Mar 19, 2017, Bakersfield. Employee is burned by caustic solution while cleaning indust 1 hospitalized Inspection
Feb 3, 2017, Modesto. Employee looses control of truck and injures toe 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 5, 2010, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Caught by Machine Jaws Inspection
Jul 16, 2010, Modesto. Employee's Finger Tip Is Amputated in Running Machine Inspection
May 17, 2010, Bakersfield. Employee Trips at Work Inspection
Jul 30, 2009, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee's Foot Is Crushed While Operating Forklift 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jun 30, 2009, Rancho Cucamonga. Mechanic Repairing Machine Fractures Foot 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 7, 2009, Novato. Employee's Toes Are Amputated by Truck Gate 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 3, 2009, Modesto. Employee's Hand Comes in Contact with Airlock Blades Inspection
Aug 22, 2008, Modesto. Employee Lacerates Finger in Rotating Auger Inspection
Feb 27, 2008, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee's Finger Makes Contact with Auger; Is Amputated 1 hospitalized Inspection
Sep 30, 2007, Bakersfield. Employee Fractures Ankle in Slip and Fall Inspection
Feb 27, 2005, Modesto. Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Corn Flour Hopper Inspection
Jul 16, 2003, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee is injured when hand crushed by conveyor rollers 1 hospitalized Inspection
Mar 8, 2003, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee injured while performing maintenance Inspection
Jul 17, 2001, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee Loses Finger While Removing Carton From Box Drop Inspection
Jun 6, 2001, Rancho Cucamonga. Employee Injured When Caught Between Vat and Sheet Metal 1 hospitalized Inspection
Dec 9, 2000, Modesto. Employee injured when hand caught in conveyor tail pulley Inspection
not stated, Modesto. Accident investigation 1 hospitalized Inspection

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How to read this record

Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.

Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.

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If you work, or worked, at Frito-Lay, Inc.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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