Establishment profile
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
1200 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, MADISON, NE, 68748
Operated by Tyson Foods Inc · 1 of 576 establishments
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 710857514
Summary
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $42,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 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, 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
53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within NE. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 14 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 3,813 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) · Mar 2020 – Aug 2024 · 4 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Injured by object held or wielded by person | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| May 26, 2021 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Thigh(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2020 | Infectious DiseaseFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Infectious DiseaseFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| May 25, 2012 | Ammonia,Anhydrous Ammonia,Evacuation,Eye,Leak,Lung,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Vapor | 3 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months 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 NE — 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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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 →
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 →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-04-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-02-21 | Complaint | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
| 2020-11-16 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-09-08 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-05-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-05-28 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $11,675 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-04-03 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $5,875 | |
| 2008-04-02 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $5,100 | |
| 2006-01-17 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 2006-01-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-22 | Planned | 2 | — | $3,750 | |
| 2003-10-21 | Planned | 1 | — | $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 576 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 576 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- FARMLAND FOODS INC.CRETE — 3 federal enforcement records
- GIBBON PACKING, LLCGIBBON — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONSCHUYLER — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.DAKOTA CITY — 3 federal enforcement records
- JBS USA, LLCGRAND ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- OPEN RANGE BEEFGORDON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.DAKOTA CITY — 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
- Animal (except Poultry) SlaughteringAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Animal (except Poultry) in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
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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 576 establishments in our dataset.
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Frequently asked
- What is TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $42,400 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 15.22 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
- Has TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC..