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TYSON FOODS, INC.

1131 DAKOTA AVE., DAKOTA CITY, NE, 68731
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
22
over 16 years
Violations
43
$161,306 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 fatalities · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 16 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FOODS, INC. has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $161,306 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 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
22
1.4 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
43
2.7 / yr
Penalties
$161,306
$3,751 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 22
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 22

45% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 26 citations in this view · $127,156 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$12,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$11,335Jun 2015Oct 2024
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$8,750Jul 2011Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III22$5,250Aug 2012Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I22$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Jun 2015Oct 2024
29 CFR 1910.0028 B11 II11$9,795Oct 2024Oct 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 II11$7,717Jan 2026Jan 2026
5A000111$7,000Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$6,559Jan 2026Jan 2026
29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 III11$6,000Mar 2015Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III A11$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I A11$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$5,250Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II A 111$5,250Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 I11$5,250Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$5,250Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$5,250Aug 2012Aug 2012

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within NE. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 43 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $4,712
Inspection frequency
98th
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
1.8
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
3.6
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 50 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
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.6
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
8
Complaint
2
Referral
6

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) · Apr 2015 – Aug 2024 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
12
Hospitalizations
10
Amputations
2
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
Aug 22, 2024Collision with stationary object, nonroadwayFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jan 10, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesTrunk and other lower extremitiesHospitalized
Jun 9, 2022Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetHip(s)Hospitalized
Jul 29, 2021Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectThigh(s)Hospitalized
Apr 22, 2021Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sourcesAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
May 20, 2020Contact with hot objects or substancesHand(s) and finger(s)Hospitalized
Oct 8, 2019Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Nov 27, 2018Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured workerThigh(s)Hospitalized
Mar 28, 2016Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway areaLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 1, 2016Fall on same level due to slippingLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Sep 8, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Apr 10, 2015Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedHip(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
May 5, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 1, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Apr 18, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Mar 14, 2012Broken Chain,Chock,Elevated Work Platform,Falling Object,Hydraulic Lift,Lockout/Tagout,Struck By,Suspended LoadFatality11
Mar 19, 2011AMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER1

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 months ago

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

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$168
Employees affected
1

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 · $168 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2018131$168
FMLA (family & medical leave)Dec 201811

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. 1 case · 4 violations · $168 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2016 – Dec 2018Meat Processed from CarcassesFLSAFMLA41$168

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 NE — for Tyson Foods Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-376611Unfair labor practiceDec 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-373617Unfair labor practiceSep 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 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, 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
2026-05-05Referral0$0
2025-12-11Referral0$0
2025-08-12Complaint21$14,276
2025-06-10Referral0$0
2025-03-06Programmed Related0$0
2024-08-27Referral3$17,630
2020-05-07Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-05-05Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-04-22Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2019-04-10Unprogrammed Related0$0
2016-04-05Referral0$0
2015-02-19Programmed Related11$3,000
2015-02-12Planned3$6,250
2014-11-25Planned22$6,000
2014-02-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
2013-04-24Planned0$0
2013-04-23Planned33$7,000
2012-03-15Fatality/Catastrophe2020$78,150
2011-05-24Planned72$21,000
2011-05-24Planned1$1,000
2010-10-06Referral0$0
2010-05-26Complaint11$7,000

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

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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 22 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $161,306 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FOODS, INC. operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. TYSON FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.78 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has TYSON FOODS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving TYSON FOODS, INC..