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TYSON CHICKEN INC

14660 US HWY 41 SOUTH, ROBARDS, KY, 42452
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
424440Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 710802999

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OSHA inspections
13
over 17 years
Violations
7
$21,225 in penalties
Penalties
$21,225
$3,032 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON CHICKEN INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $21,225 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

TYSON CHICKEN INC 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
13
0.8 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$21,225
$3,032 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 13

23% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $21,225 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
338.31(1)(A)11$6,300Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$5,800Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II11$3,500May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0219 H0111$3,500May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111$2,125Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0211Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311May 2018May 2018

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within KY. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $330
Inspection frequency
100th
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
22.1
vs industry
+18.6
TRIR
23.4
vs industry
+19.2

Reported for 1,065 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
23.4
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
4
Referral
4
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TYSON CHICKEN INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 15, 2017Struck By,TruckFatality11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TYSON CHICKEN INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TYSON CHICKEN INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TYSON CHICKEN INC. 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 TYSON CHICKEN INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TYSON CHICKEN INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — TYSON FOODS INC. (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.0B
Obligated (all-time)
$5.3B
Awards (all-time)
1,768

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-06-12Referral0$0
2022-10-26Unprogrammed Related0$0
2022-01-18Complaint0$0
2018-08-14Referral0$0
2018-01-26Complaint2$2,125
2017-12-06Complaint32$7,000
2017-04-19Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2017-04-19Unprogrammed Related0$0
2015-09-01Referral22$12,100
2015-01-27Referral0$0
2013-07-22Follow-up0$0
2012-08-01Unprogrammed Related0$0
2009-04-17Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TYSON CHICKEN INC is one of 577 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tyson Foods Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tyson Foods Inc across all 577 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Tyson Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TYSON CHICKEN INC 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 Tyson Foods Inc, which operates 577 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 TYSON CHICKEN INC's OSHA violation history?
TYSON CHICKEN INC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $21,225 in total penalties.
How does TYSON CHICKEN INC's safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON CHICKEN INC operates in the poultry and poultry product merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. TYSON CHICKEN INC's self-reported DART rate is 22.05 compared to an industry average of 3.4.
Has TYSON CHICKEN INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TYSON CHICKEN INC.