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TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.

2101 WEST 6TH AVE., EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 710857514

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OSHA inspections
17
over 22 years
Violations
6
$41,725 in penalties
Penalties
$41,725
$6,954 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
7 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections · 20 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $41,725 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.8 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$41,725
$6,954 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 17
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 17

29% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $41,725 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$37,725Jan 2006Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311$1,500Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 N11$1,500Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0211$1,000Sep 2003Sep 2003

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

61st

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within KS. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $3,424
Inspection frequency
94th
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
15.4
vs industry
+12.7
TRIR
15.4
vs industry
+11.7

Reported for 42 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
15.4
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
5
Accident
1
Referral
5

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 – Nov 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Nov 14, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 28, 2018Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 22, 2015Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

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
Dec 7, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Oct 3, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 14, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 14, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 14, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 14, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Feb 28, 2018Fracture,Leg,Pinned,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By11
Jan 4, 2007CHEST,ANIMAL HANDLER,STRUCK BYFatality11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
6
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.). 9 cases · 6 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-279034Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-251134Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-223422Unfair labor practiceJul 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-156219Unfair labor practiceJul 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RC-127855Representation electionMay 2014Jun 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-RC-012581Representation electionOct 2008Nov 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-023794Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-RC-012474Representation electionJan 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-023446Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 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 FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC
2101 W 6TH ST · EMPORIA, KS, 66801
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Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

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
2022-11-18Referral11$34,375
2020-12-08Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-06Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2018-03-06Referral0$0
2015-06-18Referral0$0
2015-04-28Referral0$0
2013-05-24Referral2$3,000
2012-07-30Planned0$0
2008-02-28Planned1$850
2007-01-05Accident0$0
2005-08-30Planned1$2,500
2003-07-21Planned1$1,000
2003-07-21Planned0$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 FRESH MEATS, 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 KS, 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 FRESH MEATS, 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 FRESH MEATS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $41,725 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 15.42 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
Has TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 7 fatality investigations involving TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC..