Establishment profile
TYSON FOODS, INC.
442 PLANT STREET, WALDRON, AR, 72958
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 710815087
Summary
TYSON FOODS, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $31,041 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $31,041 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $12,278 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II I | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 IV | 1 | 1 | $938 | May 1995 | May 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 D | 1 | 1 | $850 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 1994 | Jan 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within AR. Peer group: 85 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 19 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
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- 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) · Nov 2017 – May 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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. 1 statute · 1,201 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2000 | 1 | 1,201 | 1,200 | — | — |
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 · 1,201 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2009 – Mar 2011 | Poultry Processing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mar 1998 – May 2000 | Poultry Processing | FLSA | 1,201 | 0 | — | — |
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 AR — for Tyson Foods Inc, not this location alone
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.). 3 cases · 2 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-250777 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-137403 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2014 | Nov 2014 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-RC-008611 | Representation election | Jun 2010 | Jul 2010 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Tyson Foods Inc.et al Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN | Jun 2009 | plea | OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety | Arkansas - Western | $500,000 | No |
USA v. Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN | Jun 2003 | plea | Environmental | Missouri - Western | $6,500,000 | No |
USA v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al. Tyson Foods, Inc. · TSN | Jan 2003 | dismissal | Antitrust | USDOJ | — | No |
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-20 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-12-19 | Referral | 1 | — | $12,278 | |
| 2022-05-24 | Referral | 1 | — | $10,000 | |
| 2015-10-27 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | |
| 2011-06-27 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-16 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $4,975 | |
| 2005-03-16 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,100 | |
| 2002-10-19 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-05-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-05-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-04-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $938 | |
| 1993-11-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $750 |
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 poultry processing within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PETIT JEAN POULTRYARKADELPHIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIMS PRIDEBATESVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.PINE BLUFF — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONDE QUEEN — 3 federal enforcement records
- GEORGE'S PROCESSING INC.SPRINGDALE — 3 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.POCAHONTAS — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.SPRINGDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.ROGERS — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDARDANELLE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tyson Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TYSON FOODS, INC.VIENNA, GA — 4 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.BLOUNTSVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDEXTER, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HOLCOMB, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS INCWALLULA, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.FOREST, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HILLSDALE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS INC.MONETT, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.DAKOTA CITY, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Tyson Foods Inc locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in ARIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TYSON FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TYSON FOODS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $31,040.5 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 48.91 compared to an industry average of 1.4.