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TYSON FOODS, INC.

5000 N FM 1912, AMARILLO, TX, 79108
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 560754148

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OSHA inspections
1
over 4 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

TYSON FOODS, INC. has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 4 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

TYSON FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in 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
1
0.3 / yr · last 4 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within TX. Peer group: 199 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $4,200
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
27.4
vs industry
+24.7
TRIR
27.4
vs industry
+23.7

Reported for 22 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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
27.4
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

Referral
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 2015 – Aug 2025 · 6 in last 5 years

Reports
12
Hospitalizations
8
Amputations
4
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Aug 27, 2025Gored, rammed by animalRib(s), oblique areaHospitalized
Aug 1, 2025Injured by object held or wielded by personAbdomen unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 23, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Sep 11, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingArm(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 28, 2023Fall on same level due to slippingAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Sep 2, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Mar 11, 2019Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 6, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 20, 2018Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 19, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 16, 2015Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Aug 14, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningWrist(s)Hospitalized

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
Oct 29, 2024Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Cutting,Food processing,Heart,Heart Attack,Meat Processing,Medical Condition,Medical History,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Underlying Medical ConditionFatality11

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)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$26,895
Employees affected
2

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 4 violations · $26,895 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Sep 2021121$25,298
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeApr 2024121$1,597

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 4 violations · $26,895 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2022 – Apr 2024Other Poultry ProductionFLSA21$1,597
Feb 2021 – Sep 2021Meat Processed from CarcassesFMLA21$25,298

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
15
Representation (union)
3

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.). 18 cases · 15 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-CA-377625Unfair labor practiceDec 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-372225Unfair labor practiceAug 2025OpenRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-358425Unfair labor practiceJan 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-328295Unfair labor practiceOct 2023Sep 2025ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-260493Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Jun 2020ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-260075Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-259044Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Apr 2020ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-247285Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Jan 2020ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-187790Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-178571Unfair labor practiceJun 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-127811Unfair labor practiceMay 2014May 2015ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-066394Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RC-011003Representation electionMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026421Unfair labor practiceSep 2008Nov 2008ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RC-010738Representation electionSep 2006Oct 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-025046Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Jul 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RC-010726Representation electionMay 2006Jul 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-019358Unfair labor practiceJun 1998May 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

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, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TYSON FOODS, INC.. 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)
$1.0B
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
2024-10-30Referral0$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 FOODS, 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 employers in this industry and state

Other employers in meat processed from carcasses within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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 FOODS, 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 FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TYSON FOODS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FOODS, INC. operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. TYSON FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 27.43 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
Has TYSON FOODS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TYSON FOODS, INC..