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TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.

28424 38TH AVE N, HILLSDALE, IL, 61257
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 577 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 710857514

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OSHA inspections
17
over 22 years
Violations
6
$20,150 in penalties
Penalties
$20,150
$3,358 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $20,150 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 179 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years 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, 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, 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
$20,150
$3,358 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 17
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 17

18% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $20,150 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$5,000Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$5,000Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II C11$4,100Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,850Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$2,200Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11Feb 2015Feb 2015

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 IL. Peer group: 179 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $6,301
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
4.6
vs industry
+1.8
TRIR
4.6
vs industry
+0.6

Reported for 41 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
4.6
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

Complaint
11
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) · Mar 2016 – Jun 2024 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
11
Hospitalizations
11
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
Jun 13, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple upper extremities locations n.e.c.Hospitalized
Apr 17, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jan 3, 2021Fall on same level due to slippingSkullHospitalized
Jun 4, 2020Struck by animal, n.e.c.Multiple trunk locationsHospitalized
Jul 29, 2019Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 7, 2019Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Jaw, chinHospitalized
Dec 9, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Nov 28, 2017Contact with hot objects or substancesChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Feb 8, 2017Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Aug 31, 2016Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFace, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 19, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningWrist(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
Jan 4, 2021Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Mar 6, 2019Chain,Flying Object,Head,Jammed,Struck By,Winch11
Dec 9, 2017Amputated,Caught Between,Conveyor,Finger,Lockout1
Nov 28, 2017Burn,Chest,High Temperature,Torso,Valve11

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$2,412
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. 1 statute · 2 violations · $2,412 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Aug 2013121$2,412

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 · 2 violations · $2,412 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2013 – Aug 2013Rendering and Meat Byproduct ProcessingFMLA21$2,412

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 IL — 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
25-CA-339141Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Apr 2024ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-255190Unfair labor practiceJan 2020Sep 2025ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC
28424 38TH AVENUE NORTH · HILLSDALE, IL, 61257
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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
2023-04-21Referral0$0
2021-10-20Complaint0$0
2021-01-11Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2019-11-01Complaint0$0
2019-03-14Referral0$0
2017-12-18Referral11$4,100
2017-12-13Referral0$0
2016-03-21Referral0$0
2015-12-10Complaint0$0
2015-09-23Complaint21$6,050
2015-07-13Complaint0$0
2015-05-19Complaint0$0
2014-10-02Complaint31$10,000
2013-07-02Complaint0$0
2010-07-14Complaint0$0
2007-10-09Complaint0$0
2004-01-30Complaint0$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

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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 $20,150 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 4.63 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC..