Establishment profile
TYSON FOODS INC
501 NORTH ELK RUN ROAD, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 575 establishments
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Summary
TYSON FOODS INC has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 12 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, and NLRB labor relations 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
Peer comparison
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within IA. Peer group: 201 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 57 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TYSON FOODS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2013 | AMPUTATED,FOOD PREPARATION,FINGER,MEAT SLICING MACHINE,LACERATION,BLADE,HAND | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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 violation · $26,635 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | May 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $26,635 | — |
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 violations · $26,635 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2022 – Nov 2024 | Poultry Processing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sep 2022 – May 2023 | Meat Processed from Carcasses | FMLA | 1 | 1 | $26,635 | — |
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 IA — 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-120225 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2014 | Feb 2014 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-118207 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-117172 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2013 | Jan 2014 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-017413 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2004 | Feb 2005 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-017229 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2004 | Apr 2004 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $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 575 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 575 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSOTTUMWA — 4 federal enforcement records
- SEABOARD TRIUMPH FOODSSIOUX CITY — 4 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT & COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.WATERLOO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT PORK COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CURLY'S FOODSSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAKOTA PACKESTHERVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODSSTORM LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- JBSOTTUMWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.DENISON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tyson Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HOLCOMB, KS — 4 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.VIENNA, GA — 4 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.BLOUNTSVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDEXTER, MO — 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
- Animal (except Poultry) SlaughteringAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Animal (except Poultry) in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TYSON FOODS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 575 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 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 animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. TYSON FOODS INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.63 compared to an industry average of 2.8.