Since 1981, OSHA inspectors have visited Frito Lay, Inc. in Connecticut 21 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 10, 2026 after a complaint, in Dayville.
In all, OSHA issued 69 citation items: 25 serious and 44 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $100,434; today they stand at $62,336, 38% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 14 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Frito Lay, Inc. averages $8,185 across 3 cited inspections.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Frito Lay, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Dayville site logged 26 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 972 workers: 2.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 933 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Jun 8, 2025, Dayville: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was working to fill boxes on a line. Their left hand contacted a chain and sprocket, resulting in amputation of the ring and little fingertips. The machine was guarded at the time.
Mar 23, 2024, Dayville: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was moving around a staged pallet in an aisle on a ride-on pallet jack. During a turn the forks hit a stanchion, causing the pallet to hit the bracket. This resulted in a crushed right little finger that was amputated.
Aug 12, 2020, Dayville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was handling a rare-earth magnet. The magnet was attracted to a metal plate, and the employee's fingertip was amputated between the two.
Jan 3, 2016, Dayville: Hospitalization · bruises, contusions · hip(s)
On January 3, 2016, an employee was using a manual pallet jack. The forks were not completely under the pallet being towed. When the employee tugged on the pallet jack, the brakes went on and the employee fell to the ground. She suffered a contusion to her right hip and was hospitalized.
Jun 20, 2015, Dayville: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
A maintenance employee was completing inspections of the battery charging unit. He was in a caged area that elevated him three levels high, approximately 15 feet from the floor. He was lowering himself and believed he was on the ground level. He raised the guardrail bar and stepped out, falling 4-5 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a back injury and was admitted to the hospital.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.