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TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.

3105 NORTH IBP ROAD, HOLCOMB, KS, 67851
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 710857514

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OSHA inspections
30
over 21 years
Violations
32
$187,667 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
8 fatalities · 9 hospitalizations · 13 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 30 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $187,667 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
30
1.4 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
32
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$187,667
$5,865 avg / violation
38% serious62% other
Inspection trigger · referral
13 of 30
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 30

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 24 citations in this view · $186,817 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$20,500Jun 2005Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$15,994Jul 2016Jul 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$9,912Feb 2009Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$16,131Jan 2025Jan 2025
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$14,502Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$13,653Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$13,494Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$13,494Jul 2020Jul 2020
29 CFR 1910.0145 F0511$12,934Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0145 F04 V11$12,934Feb 2017Feb 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$9,353Dec 2016Dec 2016
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$6,600Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$6,216Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$5,600Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0111$5,500Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0111$2,500Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$2,500Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 I11$2,000Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,500Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$1,500Jun 2005Jun 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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within KS. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $3,424
Inspection frequency
99th
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
14.9
vs industry
+12.1
TRIR
16.1
vs industry
+12.1

Reported for 3,300 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
16.1
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
6
Complaint
3
Accident
3
Referral
13

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) · Jan 2015 – May 2023 · 6 in last 5 years

Reports
20
Hospitalizations
19
Amputations
6
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
May 3, 2023Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedBrainHospitalized
Sep 6, 2022Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectThigh(s)Hospitalized
Aug 19, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jul 28, 2021Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Jun 21, 2021Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerUpper arm(s)Hospitalized
May 30, 2021Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured workerFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 25, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Hospitalized
Aug 14, 2020Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 21, 2020Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Mar 20, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 11, 2018Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Hand(s), except finger(s)Hospitalized
Mar 5, 2018Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Apr 12, 2017Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 1, 2017Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 24, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Mar 11, 2016Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized
Jan 4, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 29, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 5, 2015Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.Lower leg(s)Hospitalized
Jan 27, 2015Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedAnkle(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
Nov 25, 2024AED,CPR,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Cutting,Food processing,Hand Tool,High Temperature,Lost consciousness,Meat Processing,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Unacclimatized,Unconsciousness,Unknown,UnresponsiveFatality11
Nov 11, 2024Assembling,Assembly Line,Bleeding,Breathing,Conveyor,Cutting,Food processing,Hand Tool,Impaled,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Knife,Laceration,Lack of oxygen,Meat Processing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,Production Line,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Struck ByFatality11
Aug 19, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Laceration,Lockout/Tagout,Pulley11
Jul 16, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Fingertip,Lockout/Tagout11
May 16, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Apr 30, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Apr 30, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Mar 23, 2020Caught In,Fall Protection,Suffocated,UnguardedFatality11
Feb 1, 2017Hand,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Saw,Struck By11
Jun 7, 2011KNIFE,LOSS OF BLOOD,CPR,COLLISION,LACERATION,NECKFatality11
Apr 28, 2008ASPHYXIATED,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,CHLORINE,CHLORINE DIOXIDE,CHEMICAL REACTION,CHEMICAL66
Dec 12, 2006FOOD PREPARATION,WAREHOUSE,PINNED,CLEANING,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SLIPPERY SURFACE,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
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

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 · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2012 – May 2014Animal Slaughtering and Processing0

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 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)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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
3105 NORTH IBP RD · HOLCOMB, KS, 67851
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified50Apr 2026View →

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
2026-04-14Referral0$0
2025-12-22Referral0$0
2025-03-05Planned0$0
2024-11-26Referral0$0
2024-11-12Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2024-10-15Referral1$16,131
2022-02-22Complaint4$29,005
2021-08-24Referral0$0
2021-07-30Referral22$13,653
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-01Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-03-23Fatality/Catastrophe33$40,482
2017-02-07Referral22$25,868
2016-08-30Referral1$9,353
2016-03-15Complaint1$0
2016-02-23Referral0$0
2016-02-23Referral1$2,500
2016-02-23Planned31$12,000
2016-02-23Planned11$10,000
2016-01-06Referral21$11,100
2015-03-10Referral0$0
2012-11-06Referral3$5,000
2011-06-08Accident0$0
2011-01-13Complaint11$6,600
2009-01-06Planned1$1,625
2008-04-29Accident3$850
2006-12-18Accident0$0
2005-05-09Planned21$3,000
2005-05-09Planned1$500

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.

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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 30 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $187,667.25 in total penalties.
How does TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 14.87 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 8 fatality investigations involving TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC..