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TYSON FOODS, INC.

1200 WEST KINGSBURY STREET, SEGUIN, TX, 78155
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 560754148

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OSHA inspections
12
over 36 years
Violations
21
$31,796 in penalties
Penalties
$31,796
$1,514 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FOODS, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $31,796 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 199 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years 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, 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
12
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
21
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$31,796
$1,514 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 12

67% 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 · 20 citations in this view · $31,796 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$7,170Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0119 J06 II11$4,200Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II11$2,716Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0020 E01 I11$2,250May 1994May 1994
29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 II11$2,250May 1994May 1994
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I D11$1,980Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$1,980Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$1,980Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II A11$1,980Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II11$1,800Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 A11$750Sep 2005Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311$660Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 III11$650Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$650Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0094 A06 III11$240Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0244 B11$240Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$180Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I11$120Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II B11Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0020 E01 IIIA11May 1994May 1994

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within TX. Peer group: 199 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $4,200
Inspection frequency
94th
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
+26.0
TRIR
27.4
vs industry
+25.0

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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
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

Planned
9
Complaint
3

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) · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Oct 10, 2019Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 26, 2017Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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
2017-06-14Planned1$7,170
2017-06-14Planned1$2,716
2015-07-27Planned75$12,780
2014-10-20Planned0$0
2012-08-03Complaint0$0
2010-02-10Complaint1$1,800
2005-06-15Planned1$750
1999-03-23Planned0$0
1999-03-23Planned0$0
1994-04-11Complaint33$4,500
1993-11-02Planned2$1,300
1990-05-15Planned54$780

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.

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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.

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Frequently asked

What is TYSON FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TYSON FOODS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $31,796 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FOODS, INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. TYSON FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 27.43 compared to an industry average of 1.4.