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TYSON FOODS

1 TYSON AVENUE, NOEL, MO, 64854
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
9
over 24 years
Violations
54
$163,100 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 fatalities · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FOODS has accumulated 54 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $163,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TYSON FOODS appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.4 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
54
2.3 / yr
Penalties
$163,100
$3,020 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 9
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 9

56% 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 · $127,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000131$21,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I22$4,000Mar 2002Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0411$17,500Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11$7,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 IV11$7,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0411$7,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0511$7,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$7,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 I02 II11$6,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 VIII11$4,000Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0176 A11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within MO. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 54 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $2,212
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 2

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
9.4
vs industry
+8.0
TRIR
12.5
vs industry
+10.1

Reported for 30 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
12.5
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

Planned
5
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) · Aug 2016 – Sep 2022 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Sep 5, 2022Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercingNonclassifiableHospitalized
Feb 26, 2022Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Sep 11, 2020Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbsArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 7, 2019Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized
Jul 22, 2018Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 26, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 19, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Jun 24, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Jun 23, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality22

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 TYSON FOODS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MO — for Tyson Foods Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Tyson Foods Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-299024Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-230167Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Aug 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-025043Unfair labor practiceDec 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RC-012663Representation electionMay 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 FOODS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
4
Total payments
$11.0M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety

First case: 2003-01-14. Most recent: 2011-02-04. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 3 cases · 2 plea/conviction · $7,000,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Tyson Foods Inc.et al
Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN
Jun 2009pleaOSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine SafetyArkansas - Western$500,000No
USA v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN
Jun 2003pleaEnvironmentalMissouri - Western$6,500,000No
USA v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al.
Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN
Jan 2003dismissalAntitrustUSDOJNo

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — TYSON FOODS INC. (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.1B
Obligated (all-time)
$5.4B
Awards (all-time)
1,779

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
2020-08-20Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-06-25Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-06-24Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2010-10-20Planned2$8,000
2007-01-09Planned2211$80,000
2007-01-09Planned1613$63,500
2003-03-24Complaint0$0
2002-01-30Planned127$11,500
2002-01-30Planned2$100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TYSON FOODS 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 employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TYSON FOODS 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 FOODS's OSHA violation history?
TYSON FOODS has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 54 violations and $163,100 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FOODS's safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FOODS operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. TYSON FOODS's self-reported DART rate is 9.38 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has TYSON FOODS had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving TYSON FOODS.